The leading killer of American Jets (Boeing f15, f16, f18)

What is the leading killer of American planes? in general the US had created a “superiority” myth that their planes are no. 1 … this thread is there to challenge that notion and prove that when facing a technologically capable & organised enemy US fighter jets get shot down just like any other jets

F15

1. collisions/crashes -unclassified data

1970’s -18 (f15’s) lost
1980’s – 57 (f15’s) lost
1990’s- 50 (f15’s) lost
2000’s – 25 (f15’s) lost
2010’s – 8 (f15’s) lost

2. AA shot down official data

1990’s – 2 lost both shot down by a Soviet made iraqi SA-2E missile that was made in 1957!
1 shot down by iraqi AAA

3. Friendly fire
1995- 1 shot down by wingman

F16’s once again “official data” unofficial clams way more

1. crash & collisions

1970’s – 2 (f16’s) lost
1980’s -123 (f16’s) lost
1990’s – 168 (f16’s) lost
2000’s – 58 (f16’s) lost
2010’s – 50+ data to spread out

2 AA shot down

1990- 3 shot down by iraqi soviet SA-3 missle
1 shot down by iraqi AAA
1 shot down by iraqi SAM-6
3 shot down by serb SAM-6

2010’s – 1 israeli shot down by Russian made Syrian s300
1 shot down by a syrian Mig 23
1 shot down by Palestinian fighter
more to be added

more to come