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R&E Political Discussion - Spring 2026
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42 US Aircraft lost…

Posted by CHE on May 20, 2026, 5:11 pm

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15835575/trump-iran-war-aircraft-losses.html

Re: 42 US Aircraft lost…

Posted by DFM on May 21, 2026, 9:06 am, in reply to "42 US Aircraft lost…"

The United States has lost or damaged at least 42 military aircraft during the ongoing conflict with Iran.

The heaviest attrition occurred in the drone and helicopter fleets, though several manned fighter jets were also lost. Notable losses and damage include:Unmanned Drones: 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones were destroyed or shot down, accounting for the majority of the losses.

Manned Fighters: Five fixed-wing fighters were downed in the air (four F-15E Strike Eagles and one A-10 Warthog). Additionally, an F-35A stealth fighter sustained combat damage over Iranian airspace but managed to land safely.

Support Aircraft: An E-3G Sentry (AWACS) was completely destroyed.

Helicopters: Flight tracking reports document four MH-6 Little Bird helicopters lost.

For more details on the breakdown of these losses across different branches of the military, you can check The War Zone.

For official operational updates and congressional reporting, refer to NewsNation.

Fake News.

Posted by Mondo Fuego™ on May 21, 2026, 8:18 am, in reply to "42 US Aircraft lost…"

So what? That is the nature of WAR.

Posted by DFM on May 20, 2026, 10:19 pm, in reply to "42 US Aircraft lost…"

US would not be forced

Posted by mender on May 20, 2026, 6:00 pm, in reply to "42 US Aircraft lost…"

to suffer this Iranian Wa… What
is the Leader calling it this week?

If the Iranians had just kept in their place when
US and the Brits gave them “the Shah” for OIL
Donald may not have been so eager to engage
in more wars anymore, as he could…

I find it troubling that Thump seems so eager to
throw around numbers, like millions and billions,
and even trillions, with seemingly little regard
for how many zeros that involves, and what
becomes of the number when you place a
dollar sign in front of it, or what the total’d
look like if you counted it out in pennies…

there seems to be big little regard given

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