Coalition Fixed-Wing Combat Aircraft Attrition in Desert Storm
The following table is a representation of all combat damage and losses reported by the Coalition during the 1991 Gulf War. Times are expressed either in Zulu (Z) or Local (L); D/L indicates whether this was combat damage (Damage) or a combat loss (Loss); all unit designations are American unless otherwise noted; abbreviations for Allied air forces are as follows: RAF (Royal Air Force), FAF (French Air Force), KAF (Kuwaiti Air Force), IAF (Italian Air Force), RSAF (Royal Saudi Air Force). Common causes are either AAA or SAMs, either infra-red (IR-SAM) or radar-guided (R-SAM). Two cases are listed as "DEA-Other", which indicates Direct Enemy Action - Other, usually a crash resulting from maneuvers against a threat.
Sources: Gulf War Airpower Survey, Vol. 5; Norman Friedman, Desert Victory; World Air Power Journal. Additionally, Mark Bovankovich and LT Chuck Chase offered corrections and several intriguing details on these incidents. All errors, however, remain entirely mine.
DATE/TIME
D/L
TYPE
UNIT
LOCATION
CAUSE
1/17 2012Z
Loss
F-15E
4 TFW
16nm SW Basra
AAA
1/17 1933Z
Loss
GR.1
617 Sqn (RAF)
8nm NWW Tallil
AAA
1/17 1327Z
Loss
A-4
KAF
25nm S. Kuw. City
R-SAM
1/17 0200Z
Loss
F/A-18C
VFA-81
29nm SE Baghdad
MiG-25PD
1/17 0632Z
Loss
GR.1
15 Sqn (RAF)
1nm W Basra
R-SAM
1/17 2000Z
Loss
A-6E
VA-35
10nm SW H-3
R-SAM
1/17
Damage
Jaguar
FAF

AAA
1/17
Damage
Jaguar
FAF

?
1/17
Damage
A-6E
VA-35
Over H-3
AAA
1/17
Damage
Jaguar
FAF

AAA
1/17 0700Z
Damage
A-10A
10 TFW
SE Iraq
AAA
1/17 0210Z
Damage
F-111F
48 TFW
15nm E Salman Pak
AAA
1/17
Damage
Jaguar
FAF

SA-14/16?
1/17 1200L
Damage
A-10A
354 TFW

AAA
1/17
Damage
B-52G
42 BW

SA-3/6?
1/17 0130Z
Damage
F-111F
48 TFW
1nm S Balad airfield
AAA
1/17 0230Z
Damage
F-111F
48 TFW

AAA
1/18 1540Z
Loss
A-6E
VA-155
Marsh, SW Abadan
AAA
1/18 0001Z
Loss
GR.1
IAF
20nm NW Kuw. City
?
1/18 0610Z
Loss
OV-10
USMC
Ras A Mishab
IR-SAM
1/19 0642Z
Loss
GR.1
617 Sqn (RAF)
51nm SE Tallil
IR-SAM
1/19 1700Z
Loss
GR.1
15 Sqn (RAF)
H-3
R-SAM
1/19 2219Z
Loss
F-15E
4 TFW
Al Qiam
SA-2
1/19
Loss
GR.1
RSAF

AAA
1/19 1404Z
Loss
F-16C
401 TFW
36nm W Tallil
R-SAM
1/19 0255Z
Loss
F-4G
35 TFW
1nm N KKMC
AAA
1/19 1557Z
Loss
F-16C
401 TFW
Baghdad
R-SAM
1/21 0354Z
Loss
F-14A+
VF-103
H-2/H-3
SA-2
1/21
Damage
A-6E
USN


1/21 0900Z
Damage
F-16C
388 TFW
Baghdad Nuclear Research Ctr
R-SAM
1/21 1900Z
Damage
AC-130
1 SOW

IR-SAM
1/22 0200Z
Loss
GR.1
16 Sqn (RAF)
N3306 E04002
?
1/22
Damage
F-15C
1 TFW
"Home Station"
DEA Other
1/23 1630L
Damage
A-10A
23 TFW

AAA
1/24
Damage
GR.1
RAF

R-SAM
1/26 0313Z
Damage
B-52G
1708 PBW

AAA
1/26 0313Z
Damage
B-52G
1708 PBW

AAA
1/27
Damage
B-52G
1708 PBW

AAA
1/28 0707Z
Loss
AV-8B
USMC
15nm S Ahmadi
AAA
1/29 0900L
Damage
A-10A
354 TFW

AAA
1/31 0325Z
Loss
AC-130H
1 SOW
12nm N Khafji
IR-SAM
1/31
Damage
OA-10A
23 TASS

AAA
1/31 1015L
Damage
A-10A
926 TFG
N3010 E04620
IR-SAM
2/1
Damage
A-10A
354 TFW

AAA
2/1
Damage
A-10A
23 TFW

AAA
2/2 0925Z
Loss
A-10A
23 TFW

IR-SAM
2/2 0840Z
Loss
A-6E
USN
20nm E Kuw City
AAA
2/2
Damage
A-10A
354 TFW

AAA
2/5 0610Z
Loss
F/A-18
USN
40nm E. Kuw City

2/5 1500L
Loss
A-10A
354 TFW

AAA
2/6 1100L
Damage
A-10A
354 TFW

IR-SAM
2/7
Loss
GR.1
27 Sqn (RAF)

R-SAM
2/9 1340Z
Loss
AV-8B
USMC
24nm SW Kuw City
IR-SAM
2/9
Loss
F/A-18
USMC

IR-SAM
2/11 1130L
Damage
A-10A
23 TFW

AAA
2/11
Damage
A-10A
23 TFW

AAA
2/12
Damage
AV-8B
VMA-542

AAA
2/13 0630Z
Loss
F-5E
RSAF
Near Wadi Al Kirk
AAA
2/13 2239Z
Loss
EF-111
20 TFW
30nm NW Arar
DEA Other
2/14 0545Z
Loss
GR.1
15 Sqn (RAF)
50nm NW Baghdad
R-SAM
2/15 1335Z
Loss
A-10A
354 TFW
60nm NW Kuw. City
SA-13
2/15 1335Z
Loss
A-10A
354 TFW
60nm NW Kuw. City
SA-13
2/15
Damage
A-6E
USN


2/15 0830L
Damage
A-10A
23 TFW

IR-SAM
2/19 0622L
Loss
OA-10A
23 TASS
62nm NW Kuw. City
IR-SAM
2/21
Damage
F/A-18
VMFA-314

IR-SAM
2/21
Damage
F/A-18
VMFA-121

IR-SAM
2/21
Damage
A-6E
VMA-224

AAA
2/21
Damage
F/A-18
VMFA-333

IR-SAM
2/22 1500L
Loss
A-10A
23 TFW

IR-SAM
2/22
Damage
F/A-18
VMFA-451

IR-SAM
2/23 1930Z
Loss
AV-8B
VMA-542
2nm W Kuw. City
IR-SAM
2/23
Damage
AV-8B
VMA-311

AAA
2/24
Damage
F/A-18
VMFA-314

IR-SAM
2/24
Damage
F/A-18
VMFA-314

IR-SAM
2/25 0945Z
Loss
OV-10
VMO-1
S. Kuwait
IR-SAM
2/25 0700Z
Loss
AV-8B
VMA-542
Ali Al Salem
IR-SAM
2/26 1030L
Damage
B-52G
379 BW

R-SAM
2/26 1230Z
Damage
F-16A
174 TFW

IR-SAM
2/26
Damage
F-16C
388 TFW


2/26 1029L
Damage
B-52G
379 BW

R-SAM
2/27 0932Z
Loss
OA-10A
23 TASS
KKMC
IR-SAM
2/27 0345Z
Loss
AV-8B
VMA-331
30nm NNE Kuw. City
AAA
2/27 1600L
Loss
F-16C
50 TFW

AAA
2/27 1330L
Damage
F-16C
388 TFW

IR-SAM
2/27
Damage
F/A-18
USMC

Small arms