US Aircraft Losses Operation Epic Fury (39 destroyed)
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A single U.S. operation cost 39 aircraft destroyed — including cases of American planes shot down by their own side.
Who they are
U.S. aircraft losses in Operation Epic Fury, a tally of 39 aircraft destroyed (plus at least 10 more damaged).
What they do
It's a hard count of the military hardware the U.S. lost in that operation, used as a cost data point.
How it works
The breakdown: 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones (60% of the losses), 4 F-15E Strike Eagles (3 of them to friendly fire), 1 A-10 Warthog, 1 E-3G Sentry (destroyed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia during a March 27 Iranian strike), and 1 KC-135 tanker (lost in a mid-air collision over Iraq on March 12, killing 6 crew), with more tankers damaged in two separate Iranian attacks.
Why it matters
It's the concrete kinetic-cost record for that campaign, feeding a scorecard the engine keeps. The friendly-fire share and Iranian strikes show the real losses behind the operation.
The engine's record — word for word
Total US aircraft destroyed in Operation Epic Fury: 39 (with at least 10 more damaged). Breakdown: 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones (60% of total attrition); 4 F-15E Strike Eagles (3 of 4 = friendly fire); 1 A-10 Warthog; 1 E-3G Sentry (serial 81-0005, destroyed at Prince Sultan AB Saudi Arabia during Mar 27 Iranian strike); 1 KC-135 Stratotanker (destroyed in mid-air collision over Iraq Mar 12 during refueling — 6 crew killed); multiple KC-135s damaged at Prince Sultan in two separate Iranian attacks during March. Engine treatment: kinetic-cost data point for Pax Judaica Operation Validation scorecard.
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