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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 conflict the American F-86 Sabre pilots claimed to have destroyed 792 MiG-15s in air-to-air combat for a loss of 78 Sabres – a phenomenal 10 to 1 kills-to-losses ratio. [3] The Soviets claimed to have downed over 600 Sabres. [4] [5] More recent research by Lake Dorr and Warren Thompson has claimed the actual ratio was closer to 2 : ...
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 ...
At least two Su-27 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [10] [11] [12] Sukhoi Su-30 Russia: Jet: Multirole: 2012: 110+ 110+ 91 Su-30SM and 19 Su-30M2 in service as of 2022 [1] [4] [13] and new deliveries were conducted in late 2023 and mid 2024. [14] As of 28 May 2024 at least 11 Su-30SM have been lost in the Russian Invasion of ...
May have around 32 units. [3] Vietnam has never publicly disclosed the number of Su-22s it received from the Soviet Union or acquired from Eastern European countries. Sukhoi Su-27: Fighter: Su-27 UBK/SK 10 [3] Russia Vietnam: On July 6, 1998, a Su-27SK number 6007, piloted by Major Hoang Ba Tam, mysteriously crashed at sea.
While the Soviet Union, and then Russia, had a diverse but limited arsenal of specialized guided bombs—like the KAB-500 and Kh-29 that could be employed for precision strikes on high value ...
Weather reconnaissance aircraft lost during Typhoon Bess (1974). September 30, 1975: Tupolev Tu-154 (HA-LCI) 60: Unknown Mediterranean Sea, close to Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport [158] Main article: Malév Flight 240: December 24, 1975: Cessna F150H: 0 (pilot's body recovered) Unknown North Atlantic, near the Isle of Mull ...