USAF Losses in Southeast Asia
By Type and Cause
1 February 1962 to 31 October 1973

References:

The Vietnam War Almanac by John T. Correll in Air Force Magazine, September 2004

Aircraft Losses by Type

Source: USAF Operations Report, Nov. 30, 1973.

Notes: "Other SEA" includes Laos. South Vietnam. Thailand, and Cambodia. B-52 losses include two at Kadena AB, Japan, and two at Andersen AFB. Guam, while supporting Arc Light operations.

Aircraft Type	North Vietnam Combat Losses	Other SEA Combat Losses	Total Combat Losses	Operational Losses	Total Aircraft Losses
A-1	18	132	150	41	191
AC-47	0	17	17	2	19
AC-119	0	2	2	4	6
AC-130	0	6	6	0	6
B-52	18	0	18	12	30
B-57	5	33	38	18	56
C/UC-123	0	21	21	32	53
C-130	2	32	34	21	55
F-4	193	189	382	63	445
F-100	16	182	198	45	243
F-105	282	52	334	63	397
HH-3	3	7	10	4	14
HH-43	1	9	10	4	14
HH-53	1	8	9	1	10
O-1	2	120	122	50	172
O-2	3	79	82	22	104
OV-10	0	47	47	16	63
RF-4	38	38	76	7	83
RF-101	27	6	33	6	39
Other	16	132	148	107	255
Total	625	1,112	1,737	518	2,255

Aircraft Losses by Cause

Source: USAF Operations Summary, November 1973.

Notes: Seven of the "other combat" losses shown here are listed in some accounts as aerial combat losses, which would raise that total to 74.

Fiscal Year	Ground Fire	Ground Attack on Air Bases	Surface-to-Air Missiles	Aerial Combat	Other Combat	Operational	Total
1962-66	298	21	9	4	0	125	457
1967	276	6	26	16	0	77	401
1968	275	45	19	22	10	91	462
1969	234	14	0	0	1	77	326
1970	177	3	0	1	0	76	257
1971	73	1	2	0	0	27	103
1972	72	2	24	14	1	19	132
1973	38	4	30	10	9	25	116
1974	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	1,443	96	110	67	21	518	2,255

USAF Losses in Southeast AsiaBy Type and Cause1 February 1962 to 31 October 1973

References:

Aircraft Losses by Type

Aircraft Losses by Cause

USAF Losses in Southeast Asia
By Type and Cause
1 February 1962 to 31 October 1973