page_title: List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War
section_title: USMC fixed-wing
hierarchical_section_title: List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War / United States aircraft / United States Marine Corps / USMC fixed-wing
caption_attribution_description: English: A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II aircraft (s/n 65-0882) from the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron being shot down by an SA-2 on 12 August 1967 near Hanoi, North Vietnam. Capts. Edwin Atterberry and Thomas Parrott were captured after ejecting. Atterberry died in the hands of the North Vietnamese after an escape attempt and Parrott was released at the end of the war.
context_page_description: During the Vietnam War, thousands of U.S. aircraft were lost to antiaircraft artillery, surface-to-air missiles, and fighter interceptors s. The great majority of U.S. combat losses in all areas of Southeast Asia were to AAA. The Royal Australian Air Force also flew combat and airlift missions in South Vietnam, as did the Republic of Vietnam. Among fixed-wing aircraft, more F-4 Phantoms were lost than any other type in service with any nation.
  The United States lost 578 UAVs.
  There were about 11,835 U.S helicopters that served in the Vietnam War. The U.S records showing 5,607 helicopter losses
  In total, the United States military lost in Vietnam almost 10,000 aircraft, helicopters and UAVs.
  The Republic of Vietnam lost 1,018 aircraft and helicopters from January 1964 to September 1973. 877 Republic of Vietnam aircraft were captured at war's end Of the 2750 aircraft and helicopters received by South Vietnam, only about 308 survived.
  The United States, along with their allieds, lost about 12,500 aircraft, helicopters and UAVs.
  North Vietnam lost 150 – 170 aircraft and helicopters.
context_section_description: A-4 Skyhawk—81 lost
  A-6 Intruder—25 lost
  C-117 Skytrain—2 lost
  EA-6A Intruder—2 lost
  EF-10 Skynight—5 lost
  F-4 Phantom—95 lost, 72 combat
  F-8 Crusader—21 lost
  KC-130 Hercules—4 lost
  O-1 Bird Dog—7 lost
  OV-10 Bronco—10 lost
  RF-4 Phantom—4 lost
  RF-8 Crusader—1 lost
  TA-4 Skyhawk—10 lost
  TF-9 Cougar—1 lost
  Source for F-4 losses is Phantom with U.S. Marine Corps (Joe Baugher), others are unsourced
caption: RF-4 explodes after being hit by SA-2 missile.
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