How many kills does the F-16 have?
Engagements and Kills were recorded throughout more than 30,000 world-wide air-to-air and air-to-ground combat sorties. For western fighter on the overall, the 154 engagements resulted in at least 210 confirmed kills with two combat losses and four fratricides. Note that the 72 F-16 kills represents 47% of that number.
Has af 16 ever been shot down?
On 25 February 2009, a USAF F-16 shot down an Iranian Ababil-3 UAV after it entered in Iraqi airspace. In September 2010, USAF F-16s dropped two bombs providing close air support for an Iraqi Army unit that was overwhelmed by armed insurgents. This was the first air raid in Iraq since July 2009.
What US aircraft was shot down killing all 14 crew members?
AC-130H Spectre
January 31 – An AC-130H Spectre (Serial Number : 69-6567) was shot down by a surface-to-air missile during the battle of Khafji. The entire crew of 14 were killed. Their bodies were recovered.
How many people died as a result of the Iraq War?
All estimates of Iraq War casualties are disputed. The tables below summarize reports on Iraqi casualty figures. 460,000 deaths in Iraq as direct or indirect result of the war including more than 60% of deaths directly attributable to violence.
How many people died in the Persian Gulf War?
The combined total of coalition and contractor casualties in the conflict is now over ten times that of the 1990–1991 Gulf War. In the Gulf War, coalition forces suffered around 378 deaths, and among the Iraqi military, tens of thousands were killed, along with thousands of civilians.
How many contractors died in the Iraq War?
By July 2007, the Department of Labor recorded 933 deaths of contractors in Iraq. By April 2007, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction stated that the number of civilian contractor deaths on US-funded projects in Iraq was 916.
How many American helicopters were shot down in Iraq?
In early 2007, the U.S. Army announced that the Iraqi resistance had developed a strategy for attacking American helicopters. This was confirmed by documents captured from Iraqi insurgents. A U.S. deputy commanding general in Iraq said that the average month in 2006 and 2007 saw about 17 attacks against helicopters.
