How many US marine corps pilots killed in the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

The book titled, "Vietnam Air Losses: US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in South East Asia 1961-1973", by Chris Hobson. Published in 2002. ISBN 1-85780-1156. Will list by name, rank, date of loss, area, type of aircraft, reason it was lost, and branch of service. More than 2,000 fixed wing aircraft were lost in the war. It will NOT cover covert operations, Air America, Ravens, etc. It will NOT cover helicopter losses nor operations.

Answer 2

Over 1,100 USAF airmen were lost in the war; over 900 USAF airmen were POWs.

Over 2,300 US fixed-wing aircraft were lost from the USA, USMC, USN, and USAF. Roughly 970 of them were jet aircraft.

Answer 3

Over 2,000 US helicopter pilots were killed in Vietnam.

Rationale for this answer:

1. Some sources will state over 5,000 helicopter pilots were killed in the Viet war.

2. Some sources will state about 2,200 UH-1 Iroquis (Huey) helicopter pilots were killed in the war. This figure would leave out all the other choppers used in the war such as the OH-58 Kiowas, OH-6 Cayuse, AH-1 Cobras, CH53, Chinooks, H21 Shawnees, Siouxs, Chocktaws, Sea Stallions, Jolly Green Giants, CH46s, etc.

3. Some sources have included other crewmen aboard those shot down helicopters, men that were not pilots, just members of the chopper's crew. Therefore that figure could vary from 2,000 to 4,000 dead men (2,000 pilots and 2,000 crewmen (door gunners, crew chiefs, etc.).

Consequently, the safest figure to give is over 2,000 helicoter pilots were killed in the Viet War.

Answer 4

Thousands! Not counting helicopters.

1. Nearly 400 F105 Thunderchiefs were lost in Vietnam

2. Over 360 A4 Skyhawks were lost

3. Over 260 A1 Skyraiders were lost

4. Over 240 F100 Super Sabres were lost

5. Over a dozen F101 Voodoos

6. Over a dozen F102 Delta Daggers

7. Over a dozen F104 Starfighters

8. Over 30 B52 Stratofortress heavy bombers

9. Nearly a 100 F8 Crusaders

10. Approximately 100 A7 Corsair IIs

11. Nearly 500 0-1 Bird Dog observation airplanes (includes Ravens)

12. Nearly 700 F4 Phantom IIs

And these figures don't count the Vigilantes, Canberras, Skymasters, Broncos, C47 Gunships, C119 Gunships, AC130 Spectres (gunships), B66 Destroyers, C123, C130s, C7s, U2 and SR71 reconnaissance aircraft.

Answer 5

Total number of marines killed during Vietnam War - 14,841