Operation Linebacker II
U.S. aircraft lost
By the conclusion of the Linebacker II campaign, the B-52 loss rate of the sorties was 3.43% (16 B-52s were shot down, 4 B-52s suffered heavy damage, 5 B-52s suffered medium damage for 729 flown sorties).

Operation Linebacker II

Section Title: U.S. aircraft lost
Table Section Text: By the conclusion of the Linebacker II campaign, the B-52 loss rate of the sorties was 3.43% (16 B-52s were shot down, 4 B-52s suffered heavy damage, 5 B-52s suffered medium damage for 729 flown sorties).

Date	Type	Service	Cause

18 Dec.	F-111A	USAF	unk.

B-52G	USAF	SA-2

B-52G	USAF	SA-2

B-52D	USAF	SA-2

A-7C	USN	SA-2

20 Dec.	B-52D	USAF	SA-2

B-52G	USAF	SA-2

B-52G	USAF	SA-2

B-52D	USAF	SA-2

B-52G	USAF	SA-2

B-52G	USAF	SA-2

A-6A	USN	SA-2

21 Dec.	B-52D	USAF	SA-2

B-52D	USAF	SA-2

A-6A	USN	SA-2

22 Dec.	F-111A	USAF	AAA

23 Dec.	EB-66E	USAF	engine out

A-7E	USN	SA-2

F-4J	USN	SA-2

26 Dec.	B-52D	USAF	SA-2

B-52D	USAF	SA-2

27 Dec.	F-4E	USAF	MiG-21

F-4E	USAF	MiG-21

HH-53	USAF	small arms

B-52D	USAF	SA-2

B-52D	USAF	SA-2

28 Dec.	RA-5C	USN	MiG-21

Sentence(s)

Overall US Air Force losses included fifteen B-52s, two F-111s, one EB-66 and one HH-53.

final_sentence: Overall US Air Force losses included fifteen B-52s, two F-111s, one EB-66 and one HH-53.