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[6] 877 Republic of Vietnam aircraft were captured at war's end (1975) [7] Of the 2,750 [8] aircraft and helicopters received by South Vietnam, only about 308 survived (240 flew to Thailand or US warships [9] and 68 returned to the United States [10]). In total, the US, South Vietnam and Australia, lost about 12,500 aircraft, helicopters and UAVs.
During the Cold War many nations including the Soviet Union and the United States were fiercely protective of their airspaces. Aircraft which entered an opposing nation's airspace were often shot down in air-to-air combat. The incidents produced a heightened sense of paranoia on both sides that resulted in the downing of civilian craft. Many of ...
List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan; List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War; List of Russian aircraft losses in the Second Chechen War; List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War; List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Libyan Civil War (2011)
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
20 Vietnam War. 21 1967 Six-Day War. 22 ... There have been many thousands of friendly fire incidents in recorded military history, ... Approximately 300 aircraft ...
As of 20 February 2025 at least 34 Mi-8/Mi-8MTPR-1 have been lost, 11 damaged, and one has been captured in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Mil Mi-24 Soviet Union / Russia
[citation needed] Later in the Vietnam War, the B-52G was also deployed with the B-52D. [2] B-52Ds were also used from the 376th Strategic Wing of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The 96th Strategic Air Wing from Dyess AFB, Texas, deployed for Arc Light in June 1970 for 180 days. Upon completion of the Arc Light deployment, the 376th SW B-52Ds ...
It was the worst non-combat loss of a Marine squadron in the war. February 21, 1944: Joachim Blankenburg (Junkers Ju 52/3m, D-AWAS) 16: Engine failure (possible) North Atlantic Ocean (Mediterranean Sea within Aegean Sea off of Euboea, Greece) Lost during a Deutsche Lufthansa passenger flight from Thessaloniki to Athens.