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Air-to-air exchange rates USN/USMC
F-4 | 38-7 | (5.42-1) |
F-8 | 18-3 | (6.00-1) |
Combat Losses in Flight USN/USMC
Aircraft | # | Aircraft | # |
A-4/TA-4 | 257 | KA-3/EA-3 | 6 |
F-4/RF-4 | 143 | EF-10 | 4 |
F-8/RF-8 | 88 | KC-130 | 3 |
A-6/EA-6 | 67 | P-2/OP-2 | 3 |
A-7 | 55 | O-1 | 2 |
A-1/EA-1 | 49 | TF-9 | 1 |
RA-5 | 18 | P-3 | 1 |
OV-10 | 13 | S-2 | 1 |
Total Combat Losses | 711 |
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Fixed Wing Losses SE Asia January 1962 – June 1973
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| Combined | Ops | Total | Combined | Ops | Total |
USN | 538 | 316 | 854 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
USMC | 173 | 75 | 248 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
USAF | 1606 | 461 | 2067 | 95 | 27 | 122 |
Subtotals | 2317 | 852 | 3169 | 113 | 57 | 170 |
Total | 3339 |
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Air-to-air Combat Losses
Enemy a/c shot down by USN/USMC | # | USN/USMC a/c shot down by MiGs | # |
AN-2 | 2 | A-1 | 1 |
MIG-17 | 39 | KA-3B | 1 |
MIG-19 | 2 | A-4C | 1 |
MIG-21 | 18 | RA-5C | 1 |
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| A-6A | 2 |
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| F-4 B/J | 7 |
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| F-4 C/D/G | 0 |
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| F-8 C/D/E | 3 |
Totals | 61 |
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Combat Sorties April 1964 – March 1973
| South East Asia | N Vietnam |
USN | 510,000 | 275,000 |
USMC | 320,000 | 27,000 |
Squadron Deployments by Aircraft
Squadron | Cruises | Squadron | Cruises |
A-4 | 107 | A-7 | 24 |
F-4 | 84 | E-2 | 24 |
F-8 | 57 | A-3* | 13 |
A-6 | 56 | EA-6 | 3 |
RA-5 | 31 |
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Area of In-flight Battle Damage
| USN | USMC | USAF |
N Vietnam | 82% | 17% | 39% |
S Vietnam | 5% | 71% | 33% |
Laos | 11% | 10% | 25% |
Other/Unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Causes of In-flight Fixed-Wing Losses
| USN | USMC | USAF |
AA | 37 | 14 | 26 |
Unknown | 25 | 33 | 16 |
Ground Fire | 18 | 50 | 47 |
Own Ordnance | 3 | – | 1 |
SAM | 15 | 2 | 7 |
MIG | 2 | 1 | 4 |
**Excludes Operational Causes
USN Fixed Wing In-flight Combat Losses
| N Vietnam | S Vietnam | Laos | Other | Total |
A-1 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 48 |
A-4 | 172 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 195 |
A-6 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 51 |
A-7 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 55 |
F-4 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 75 |
F-8 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
Other* | 41 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 56 |
*A-3, RA-5, RF-8, EA-1, OV-10, P-2, P-3, S-2
USMC In-Flight Fixed Wing Combat Losses
| N Vietnam | S Vietnam | Laos | Other | Total |
A-4/TA-4 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 62 |
A-6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
F-4 | 7 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 65 |
F-8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Other* | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 20 |