Coalition Fixed-Wing Combat Aircraft Attrition in Desert Storm
The following table is a representation of all combat damage and losses reported by the Coalition during the 1991 Gulf War. Times are expressed either in Zulu (Z) or Local (L); D/L indicates whether this was combat damage (Damage) or a combat loss (Loss); all unit designations are American unless otherwise noted; abbreviations for Allied air forces are as follows: RAF (Royal Air Force), FAF (French Air Force), KAF (Kuwaiti Air Force), IAF (Italian Air Force), RSAF (Royal Saudi Air Force). Common causes are either AAA or SAMs, either infra-red (IR-SAM) or radar-guided (R-SAM). Two cases are listed as "DEA-Other", which indicates Direct Enemy Action - Other, usually a crash resulting from maneuvers against a threat.
Sources: Gulf War Airpower Survey, Vol. 5; Norman Friedman, Desert Victory; World Air Power Journal. Additionally, Mark Bovankovich and LT Chuck Chase offered corrections and several intriguing details on these incidents. All errors, however, remain entirely mine.
DATE/TIME
 D/L
 TYPE
 UNIT
 LOCATION
 CAUSE
1/17 2012Z
 Loss
 F-15E
 4 TFW
 16nm SW Basra
 AAA
1/17 1933Z
 Loss
 GR.1
 617 Sqn (RAF)
 8nm NWW Tallil
 AAA
1/17 1327Z
 Loss
 A-4
 KAF
 25nm S. Kuw. City
 R-SAM
1/17 0200Z
 Loss
 F/A-18C
 VFA-81
 29nm SE Baghdad
 MiG-25PD
1/17 0632Z
 Loss
 GR.1
 15 Sqn (RAF)
 1nm W Basra
 R-SAM
1/17 2000Z
 Loss
 A-6E
 VA-35
 10nm SW H-3
 R-SAM
1/17
 Damage
 Jaguar
 FAF
AAA
1/17
 Damage
 Jaguar
 FAF
?
1/17
 Damage
 A-6E
 VA-35
 Over H-3
 AAA
1/17
 Damage
 Jaguar
 FAF
AAA
1/17 0700Z
 Damage
 A-10A
 10 TFW
 SE Iraq
 AAA
1/17 0210Z
 Damage
 F-111F
 48 TFW
 15nm E Salman Pak
 AAA
1/17
 Damage
 Jaguar
 FAF
SA-14/16?
1/17 1200L
 Damage
 A-10A
 354 TFW
AAA
1/17
 Damage
 B-52G
 42 BW
SA-3/6?
1/17 0130Z
 Damage
 F-111F
 48 TFW
 1nm S Balad airfield
 AAA
1/17 0230Z
 Damage
 F-111F
 48 TFW
AAA
1/18 1540Z
 Loss
 A-6E
 VA-155
 Marsh, SW Abadan
 AAA
1/18 0001Z
 Loss
 GR.1
 IAF
 20nm NW Kuw. City
 ?
1/18 0610Z
 Loss
 OV-10
 USMC
 Ras A Mishab
 IR-SAM
1/19 0642Z
 Loss
 GR.1
 617 Sqn (RAF)
 51nm SE Tallil
 IR-SAM
1/19 1700Z
 Loss
 GR.1
 15 Sqn (RAF)
 H-3
 R-SAM
1/19 2219Z
 Loss
 F-15E
 4 TFW
 Al Qiam
 SA-2
1/19
 Loss
 GR.1
 RSAF
AAA
1/19 1404Z
 Loss
 F-16C
 401 TFW
 36nm W Tallil
 R-SAM
1/19 0255Z
 Loss
 F-4G
 35 TFW
 1nm N KKMC
 AAA
1/19 1557Z
 Loss
 F-16C
 401 TFW
 Baghdad
 R-SAM
1/21 0354Z
 Loss
 F-14A+
 VF-103
 H-2/H-3
 SA-2
1/21
 Damage
 A-6E
 USN

1/21 0900Z
 Damage
 F-16C
 388 TFW
 Baghdad Nuclear Research Ctr
 R-SAM
1/21 1900Z
 Damage
 AC-130
 1 SOW
IR-SAM
1/22 0200Z
 Loss
 GR.1
 16 Sqn (RAF)
 N3306 E04002
 ?
1/22
 Damage
 F-15C
 1 TFW
 "Home Station"
 DEA Other
1/23 1630L
 Damage
 A-10A
 23 TFW
AAA
1/24
 Damage
 GR.1
 RAF
R-SAM
1/26 0313Z
 Damage
 B-52G
 1708 PBW
AAA
1/26 0313Z
 Damage
 B-52G
 1708 PBW
AAA
1/27
 Damage
 B-52G
 1708 PBW
AAA
1/28 0707Z
 Loss
 AV-8B
 USMC
 15nm S Ahmadi
 AAA
1/29 0900L
 Damage
 A-10A
 354 TFW
AAA
1/31 0325Z
 Loss
 AC-130H
 1 SOW
 12nm N Khafji
 IR-SAM
1/31
 Damage
 OA-10A
 23 TASS
AAA
1/31 1015L
 Damage
 A-10A
 926 TFG
 N3010 E04620
 IR-SAM
2/1
 Damage
 A-10A
 354 TFW
AAA
2/1
 Damage
 A-10A
 23 TFW
AAA
2/2 0925Z
 Loss
 A-10A
 23 TFW
IR-SAM
2/2 0840Z
 Loss
 A-6E
 USN
 20nm E Kuw City
 AAA
2/2
 Damage
 A-10A
 354 TFW
AAA
2/5 0610Z
 Loss
 F/A-18
 USN
 40nm E. Kuw City
2/5 1500L
 Loss
 A-10A
 354 TFW
AAA
2/6 1100L
 Damage
 A-10A
 354 TFW
IR-SAM
2/7
 Loss
 GR.1
 27 Sqn (RAF)
R-SAM
2/9 1340Z
 Loss
 AV-8B
 USMC
 24nm SW Kuw City
 IR-SAM
2/9
 Loss
 F/A-18
 USMC
IR-SAM
2/11 1130L
 Damage
 A-10A
 23 TFW
AAA
2/11
 Damage
 A-10A
 23 TFW
AAA
2/12
 Damage
 AV-8B
 VMA-542
AAA
2/13 0630Z
 Loss
 F-5E
 RSAF
 Near Wadi Al Kirk
 AAA
2/13 2239Z
 Loss
 EF-111
 20 TFW
 30nm NW Arar
 DEA Other
2/14 0545Z
 Loss
 GR.1
 15 Sqn (RAF)
 50nm NW Baghdad
 R-SAM
2/15 1335Z
 Loss
 A-10A
 354 TFW
 60nm NW Kuw. City
 SA-13
2/15 1335Z
 Loss
 A-10A
 354 TFW
 60nm NW Kuw. City
 SA-13
2/15
 Damage
 A-6E
 USN

2/15 0830L
 Damage
 A-10A
 23 TFW
IR-SAM
2/19 0622L
 Loss
 OA-10A
 23 TASS
 62nm NW Kuw. City
 IR-SAM
2/21
 Damage
 F/A-18
 VMFA-314
IR-SAM
2/21
 Damage
 F/A-18
 VMFA-121
IR-SAM
2/21
 Damage
 A-6E
 VMA-224
AAA
2/21
 Damage
 F/A-18
 VMFA-333
IR-SAM
2/22 1500L
 Loss
 A-10A
 23 TFW
IR-SAM
2/22
 Damage
 F/A-18
 VMFA-451
IR-SAM
2/23 1930Z
 Loss
 AV-8B
 VMA-542
 2nm W Kuw. City
 IR-SAM
2/23
 Damage
 AV-8B
 VMA-311
AAA
2/24
 Damage
 F/A-18
 VMFA-314
IR-SAM
2/24
 Damage
 F/A-18
 VMFA-314
IR-SAM
2/25 0945Z
 Loss
 OV-10
 VMO-1
 S. Kuwait
 IR-SAM
2/25 0700Z
 Loss
 AV-8B
 VMA-542
 Ali Al Salem
 IR-SAM
2/26 1030L
 Damage
 B-52G
 379 BW
R-SAM
2/26 1230Z
 Damage
 F-16A
 174 TFW
IR-SAM
2/26
 Damage
 F-16C
 388 TFW

2/26 1029L
 Damage
 B-52G
 379 BW
R-SAM
2/27 0932Z
 Loss
 OA-10A
 23 TASS
 KKMC
 IR-SAM
2/27 0345Z
 Loss
 AV-8B
 VMA-331
 30nm NNE Kuw. City
 AAA
2/27 1600L
 Loss
 F-16C
 50 TFW
AAA
2/27 1330L
 Damage
 F-16C
 388 TFW
IR-SAM
2/27
 Damage
 F/A-18
 USMC
Small arms