List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War



This list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War includes incidents with Coalition and civilian aircraft during the Iraq War.

129 helicopters and 24 fixed-wing aircraft have been reported by media to be lost in Iraq since the 2003 invasion till February 2009. 45 of these incidents have been attributed to hostile fire such as anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles. In March 2007, Brig. Gen. Stephen Mundt said that 130 helicopters had been lost in both Iraq and Afghanistan, about a third to hostile fire, and he was concerned that they were not being replaced fast enough. Unmanned aircraft of any type are not included in the list.

At least 283 personnel have been killed in helicopter crashes since the invasion, and 19 have died in fixed-wing crashes.

Since the beginning of the invasion helicopters were the target of attacks with "aerial improvised explosive devices", home-made bombs. In early 2007 the US Army announced that the Iraqi resistance has a strategy of attacking to US helicopters. This was confirmed by documents captured from Iraqi insurgents. A deputy commanding general in Iraq of the U.S. military said that the average month in 2006 and 2007 saw about 17 attacks against helicopters. Efforts to prevent more deaths included more training for helicopter pilots. They continue to improve tactics and aircraft defenses to reduce losses. In fall 2007, the military deployed the more advanced V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. According to the military this aircraft which flies much higher and faster than helicopters has six to seven times more survivability than the CH-46.

US Army started taking more precautions that resulted in reducing the number of shootdowns.

2010

 * 🇮🇶 July 28 - An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in a sandstorm. Five-member crew is killed.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 17 - UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter goes down about 12 mi north of Tikrit. One U.S. service member is killed and 3 others are injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg February 21 - OH-58 Kiowa helicopter crashes in northern Iraq killing the two pilots on board.

2009

 * USAF roundel.svg November 8 - OH-58 Kiowa experiences a hard landing north of Baghdad in the Salah ad Din Province. Two U.S. Army pilots are killed.  They were assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks.


 * USAF roundel.svg September 20 - One U.S. service member was killed and 12 others are injured when a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter goes down inside of Joint Base Balad.


 * USAF roundel.svg January 26 - Two OH-58 Kiowas collide near Kirkuk while evading enemy fire, killing four soldiers.

2008

 * USAF roundel.svg November 15 - An OH-58 Kiowa Warrior strikes a tower near Mosul killing the 2 pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg October 4 - Two American UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collide while trying to land in Baghdad. An Iraqi soldier was killed, while two Iraqis and three Americans were injured.  Incident was due to mechanical failure.
 * USAF roundel.svg September 18 - A CH-47 Chinook enroute to Balad from Kuwait crashes 62 mi west of Basrah International Airport, killing seven U.S. soldiers.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 1 - A U.S. helicopter crashes south of Baghdad, injuring two soldiers. The type of helicopter has not been revealed.
 * 🇮🇶 March 27 - An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter is shot down during heavy fighting in northern Basra.
 * 🇮🇶 March 4 - An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes south of Baiji due to a sandstorm, about 90 mi south of Mosul in northern Iraq, killing an American soldier and seven other people.

2007

 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png November 20 - A RAF HC.1 Puma ZA938 crashes. 2 SAS troopers die after the Puma troop transporter goes down in an urban area during a covert mission over Baghdad. Two other men from 22 Special Air Service Regiment were seriously injured in the crash although their condition is not thought to be life threatening. A further seven SAS and three RAF survived the impact and were later rescued by Coalition forces.


 * USAF roundel.svg August 22 - UH-60L Black Hawk 06-27077 crashes in northern Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers. The military said initial indications showed the aircraft experienced a mechanical problem.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 14 - CH-47D Chinook 89-00171 from B Company, 1-52 Aviation Regiment crashes near the al-Taqaddum air base west of Baghdad, killing five crew on board.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 10 - A US Navy HH-60 "Rescue Hawk" make a forced landing in Yusufiyah. The two crew members sustained non-life threatening injuries.
 * USAF roundel.svg July 31 - An AH-64 Apache goes down after coming under fire in eastern Baghdad. The two crew members were safely extracted.
 * USAF roundel.svg July 4 - OH-58 Kiowa 95-0002 crashes into power lines in Mosul, killing the pilot and injuring the copilot.
 * USAF roundel.svg July 2 - OH-58D Kiowa 91-0560 from 3-17 Cavalry Regiment is shot down along a canal south of Baghdad in Babil province with small arms, both pilots were rescued by strapping themselves onto the stub wings of an AH-64 Apache. Helicopter was later destroyed.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 29 - OH-58D(R) Kiowa 93-0978 from B Troop, 2-6 Cavalry Regiment is shot down between Baquba and Muqdadiyah with small arms, killing the chopper's two pilots.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png April 15 - Two British Aérospatiale Puma helicopters are involved in a mid-air collision near Taji, north of Baghdad. Both aircraft crash, with two personnel killed and one seriously injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 5 - A UH-60 Black Hawk carrying nine is shot down in Latifiya using anti-aircraft heavy machine guns, 4 were wounded.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 1 - An OH-58D makes a hard landing south of Kirkuk, injuring both crewmembers, and becomes entangled in overhanging wires before hitting the ground. Reports had varied whether the crash was due to a mechanical or electronic failure and whether it is shot down.
 * USAF roundel.svg February 22 - A UH-60 Black Hawk crashed in an area north of Baquba City. The helicopter went down in a clash between gunmen and U.S. troops.
 * USAF roundel.svg February 21 - A UH-60 Black Hawk is hit by RPG and small arms fire north of Baghdad and makes a hard landing; all nine military personnel on board were rescued.
 * USAF roundel.svg February 7 - CH-46E Sea Knight from HMM-364 is shot down, by a shoulder-fired missile, in al-Karma, outside Fallujah, killing all 7 on board. (see picture above)
 * USAF roundel.svg February 2 - AH-64D Apache 02-5337 from A Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division shot down by a combination of gunfire and a shoulder-fired missile, near Taji, killing the two pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 28 - AH-64D Apache from 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division shot down by hostile fire during the Battle of Najaf, killing the two pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 25 - A UH-60 Black Hawk shot down by gunfire near Hit. All aboard survive the incident.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 20 - A US AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed near Najaf. One solder killed.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 20 - A UH-60 Black Hawk from C Company, 1-131 Aviation Regiment shot down by a combination of several heavy machine guns and a shoulder-fired missile north-east of Baghdad. All 12 crew and passengers on board are killed in the incident.

2006

 * USAF roundel.svg December 11 - CH-53E Super Stallion 164785 from HMH-465 carrying 21 personnel crashes in Al Anbar Province. The helicopter experienced a brownout killing 1 and injuring 17. Helicopter was written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg December 3 - CH-46E Sea Knight from HMM-165 carrying 16 personnel made an emergency landing on Lake Qadisiyah in Al Anbar Province. Four of the passengers drowned in the incident.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 6 - AH-64D Apache from A Company, 1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) attached to 25th Combat Aviation Brigade crashes north of Baghdad, killing the two pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg September 7 - CH-53D Sea Stallion (157146) from HMH-463 made nighttime hard landing in Al Anbar Province and later was written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 8 - A UH-60 Black Hawk 86-24535 from 82nd AAC (MEDEVAC) attached to 3rd MAW crashes in Anbar, killing two crew members and injuring four.
 * Szachownica.svg July 18 - A PZL W-3WA Sokół (Polish Air Force) crashes in Air Base in Al Diwaniyah, injuring 4 crew and 3 passengers.
 * USAF roundel.svg July 13 - AH-64D Apache from 4-4th Aviation Regiment shot down south of Baghdad. The two pilots survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 27 - AH-1W SuperCobra 164591 from HMLA-169 crashes into Lake Habbaniyah, killing the pilot and a maintenance ground crew member on board.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 14 - AH-6M Little Bird (OH-6 Cayuse) from 1-160th SOAR shot down during combat operations in Yusufiyah, southwest of Baghdad, killing the two crewmen.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png May 6 - A Westland Lynx AH.7 (Royal Navy) from 847 Squadron is shot down with a SA-14 over Basra, killing five crewmen and crashing into a house.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 1 - AH-64D Apache from 4-4th Aviation Regiment shot down southwest of Baghdad, killing the two crewmen.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 16 - AH-64D Apache 03-5385 from B Company, 1-4th Aviation Regiment shot down north of Baghdad, killing the two pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 13 - OH-58D Kiowa 95-0021 from 1-10th Aviation Regiment shot down outside Forward Operating Base Courage, outside Mosul, killing the two pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 7 - UH-60L Black Hawk 91-26346 from B Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment crashes near Tal Afar in bad weather, killing 12 people on board. Reports suggest it was not shot down.

2005

 * USAF roundel.svg December 26 - An AH-64D Apache 03-5375 from 1-4th Aviation Regiment collides with another Apache near Baghdad, both crewmembers are killed. Second AH-64 wasn’t destroyed.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 2 - An AH-1W SuperCobra 165321 from HMLA-369 shot down near Ramadi, killing the two pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 29 - An OH-58D(I) Kiowa 90-0037 from 4th Squadron, 3d ACR crashes in Iraq.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 12 - An AH-64A Apache 90-0442 from C Company, 8-229th Aviation Regiment crashes near Kirkuk, injuring both crewmembers. Helicopter is written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg July 19 - AH-64D Apache 02-5319 from 1-3rd Aviation Regiment crashes in Iraq, injuring the two pilots. Helicopter is written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg July 2 - A CH-47D Chinook 85-24335 from C Company/159th Aviation Brigade destroyed in a fire on the ground at Ramadi Camp.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 27 - An AH-64D Apache from 3-3rd Aviation Regiment is shot down by a shoulder-fired missile near Mishahda, killing the two pilots.
 * 600px-Roundel of the Italian Air Force art.png May 31 - An Italian AB-412 helicopter crashes near Nasiriyah, killing the four soldiers on board.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 26 - An OH-58D(I) Kiowa 93-0989 from 1-17th Cavalry Regiment is shot down with small arms near Baquba, killing the two crewmen.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 21 - A CH-47D Chinook 87-00102 from B Company, 4-123rd Aviation Regiment crashes in Iraq due to failure of both engines. Five crewmen injured. Helicopter was blown in-place.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 17 – AH-64D Apache 03-5370 from 4th Squadron, 3d ACR makes hard landing near Baghdad.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png March 3 - A Westland Lynx mk.8 (Royal Navy)crashes during Gulf exercise. The three crew members survived. The Lynx is currently deployed to HMS Nottingham.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 28 - An OH-58 Kiowa 96-0019 from 1-7th Cavalry Regiment crashes in Baghdad after hitting electrical wires, killing the two crewmen.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 26 - A CH-53E Super Stallion 164536 from HMH-361 crashes in Al-Anbar province, killing 30 U.S. Marines and one Navy sailor.

2004

 * Szachownica.svg December 15 - A PZL W-3WA Sokół 0902 from 25 BKP crashes near Karbala due to pilot error; three Polish soldiers are killed and four injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg December 9 - AH-64A Apache 91-0012 from A Company, 1-151st Aviation Regiment hit a UH-60L Black Hawk 82-23668 from N Company/4-278th ACR on the ground at a Mosul base, killing the two Apache pilots and wounding four soldiers on board the Black Hawk. Both helicopters destroyed.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 12 - UH-60A Black Hawk from 1-106th Aviation Regiment shot down northeast of Baghdad, wounding three of the four crew members.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 11 - AH-1W SuperCobra 161021 from HMLA-169 is shot down by RPG and small arms fire near Fallujah. It is destroyed by Iraqi rebel forces, crew recovered intact.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 9 - US OH-58D Kiowa shot down by rocket fire over Fallujah.
 * USAF roundel.svg October 16 - Two OH-58D Kiowas 94-0172 and 97-0130 from 1-25th Aviation Regiment collide near Baghdad, killing two pilots aboard the first craft, and wounding two aboard the other.
 * USAF roundel.svg September 23 - AH-64D Apache 02-5292 from B Company, 1-227th Aviation Regiment, 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division crashes near Tallil AB, Iraq when pilot loses control following tail rotor problem.
 * USAF roundel.svg September 21 - UH-60A Black Hawk 87-24579 from A Company, 1-244th Aviation Regiment crashes near Nasiriyah, wounding four crew members.
 * USAF roundel.svg September 8 - CH-46E Sea Knight 153372 crashes and is burned out near Al-Buaisa probably because of enemy fire; all four crew members injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg September 4 - OH-58D Kiowa (3-17 CAV) shot down over Tal Afar, Iraq; both pilots safe. Incident highlighted in TV Documentary Kiowa Down.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 11 - CH-53E Super Stallion 164782 from HMM-166 (Reinforced) crashes in the Al-Anbar province, killing two Marines and wounding three others.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 8 – OH-58D(I) Kiowa 96-0015 made emergency landing north of Baghdad after being hit by RPG. Crew unhurt.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 5 - UH-1N Huey 160439 from HMM-166 shot down near Najaf; crew wounded. Helicopter was later written off.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png July 19 - near Basra, a British HC.1 Aérospatiale Puma XW221 of 33 RAF Squadron crashes, killing one crewman and injuring two others.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 24 - AH-1W SuperCobra 163939 shot down in Fallujah; pilots safe.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 12 - OH-58D(R) Kiowa 94-0171 from A Company, 1-25th Aviation Regiment crashes north of Baghdad; both pilots safe.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 26 - OH-58D(I) Kiowa 91-0567 from P Troop, 4th Squadron, 2d ACR made emergency landing at Kut after engine problem and burned out. Both crewmembers safe.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 16 - CH-47D Chinook 92-0301 from C Company/193rd Aviation Brigade (Hawaii Army National Guard) makes hard landing during sandstorm and was later destroyed. Crewmemers safe.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 12 - MH-53M Pave Low 69-5797 of 16th SOW/20th SOS shot down by RPG near Fallujah, three on board are wounded. Helicopter was later destroyed.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 11 - An AH-64D Apache 02-5301 from C Company, 1-227 Aviation Regiment, 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division shot down west of Baghdad, killing both pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 7 - OH-58D Kiowa crashes near Baquba after being hit by ground fire; pilots rescued.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 30 - Two AH-1W SuperCobras 163947 and 164595 of HMLA-775 collide near Al Taqaddum, Iraq; pilots rescued. Both helicopters destroyed.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 11 – CH-46E Sea Knight 153389 from HMM-161 makes hard landing in brownout conditions in Al Anbar province; took additional damage during transportation and later was written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg February 25 - OH-58D(R) Kiowa 97-0124 crashes in Iraq with 4th Squadron, 3d ACR, after striking electrical wires west of Baghdad, killing the two pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 25 - A OH-58D Kiowa (93-0957) from 3-17 Cavalry Regiment crashes into the Tigris River during a rescue mission, after hitting electrical wires, killing both pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 23 - A OH-58D Kiowa (93-0950) from 3-17 Cavalry Regiment crashes just after take-off outside Mosul, killing both pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 13 - AH-64 Apache from 4th Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment shot down near Habbaniyah, pilots rescued.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 8 - A UH-60 Black Hawk (86-24488) from 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) shot down near Fallujah, killing 9 crew and passengers.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 2 - An OH-58D Kiowa 90-0370 from 1-17 Cavalry Regiment (assigned to 1-82 Aviation Brigade) shot down near Fallujah, killing a pilot.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 1 – UH-60L Black Hawk 93-26514 from 4-101st Aviation Regiment makes hard landing.

2003

 * USAF roundel.svg December 11 - AH-64D Apache from 1-101st Aviation Regiment crash-lands due to the APU clutch failing and starting a fire in flight and subsequently is burned to the ground 15 mi south of Mosul. The pilots survived.
 * USAF roundel.svg December 9 - An OH-58 Kiowa helicopter is hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, forcing a crash landing. Both crewmembers survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 25 - OH-58D Kiowa 96-0040 crashes after its tail rotor struck ground.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 21 – OH-58D Kiowa 92-0605 from D Troop, 1-17 Cavalry Regiment written off, reason unknown.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 15 - Mosul, two UH-60L Black Hawks from 4-101st Aviation Regiment(93-26531) and 9-101st Aviation Regiment(94-26548) collide and crash after one aircraft coming under fire; 6 and 11 soldiers (crew and passengers) on board are killed, respectively, and 5 others on board the first AC are injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 7 - UH-60L Black Hawk 92-26413 (or 92-26431) from 5-101 Aviation Regiment shot down by a MANPAD near Tikrit; all four crew, and both passengers from the Department of the Army are killed.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 2 - near Fallujah, CH-47D Chinook 91-0230 of Detachment 1/F Company/106th Aviation Brigade shot down with an SA-7 missile; 16 soldiers killed, 26 wounded.
 * USAF roundel.svg October 30 - AH-64D Apache 00-5211 (ex AH-64A 86-9009) of 6-6th Cavalry Regiment crashes near Balad AAF, Iraq, and burned out. Both crewmembers are safe.
 * USAF roundel.svg October 25 - UH-60L Black Hawk crashes and burns out after reportedly being hit by an RPG near Tikrit, 5 soldiers injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg October 23 - AH-64D Apache 00-5219 (ex AH-64A 86-8972) from 1-101st Aviation Regiment crashes in Iraq while approaching to land at Kirkuk. The APU clutch failed and started a fire in flight. Aircraft landed safely but fuselage was almost completely burnt through.
 * USAF roundel.svg October 13 - OH-58D Kiowa (93-0991) from C Troop, 1-17th Cavalry Regiment crashes inside Iraq, pilots survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg October 7 - OH-58D Kiowa (92-0578) crashes inside Iraq, pilots survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg September 2 - A soldier is killed as a UH-60L Black Hawk from 2-501st Aviation Regiment rolls over during a nighttime troop insertion southwest of Baghdad.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 28 - CH-47D Chinook 88-0098 from F Company/159th Aviation Brigade written off in Iraq.
 * USAF roundel.svg August 14 - AH-64D Apache 01-5241 (ex AH-64A 87-0507) of 1-14th Aviation Regiment crashes in Iraq.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 19 - AH-64A Apache 87-0498 of R Troop, 4th Squadron, 3d ACR makes hard landing following inflight fire. Helicopter is written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 12 - AH-64D Apache of 101st Aviation Brigade helicopter shot down near Baghdad, both crewmembers survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 19 - CH-46E Sea Knight 156424 of HMM-364 crashes in Al-Hilla, killing four Marines; another Marine drowns trying to rescue the crew.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 9 - UH-60A Black Hawk 86-24507 of 571st Medical Company (AA) crashes into Tigris River, the vicinity of Samarrah, Iraq killing two pilots and crew chief. One more soldier was injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg May 6 - OH-58D Kiowa 94-0163 of N Troop, 4th Squadron, 3d ACR crashes near Al Asad and burns out. One crewmember injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 30 - A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion 162486 of HMH-465 crashes near Najaf and burns out. Crew escaped.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 14 - A Marine AH-1W SuperCobra 163940 of HMLA-169 crashes near Samarra, injuring both pilots. Helicopter was later destroyed.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 6 - UH-60 Black Hawk 93-26522 from B Company, 4-101st Aviation Regiment crashes inside Iraq, crew survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 5 - AH-1W SuperCobra 161020 of HMLA-267 crashes, killing both pilots.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 2 - A UH-60A Black Hawk (94-26557) of B Company, 2-3rd Aviation Regiment is shot down near Karbala, killing 7 soldiers and injuring 4 more.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 31 - AH-64D Apache 84-24201 of C Company, 1-3rd Aviation Regiment crashes on landing in Iraq, injuring the two pilots. Helicopter was written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 30 - UH-1N Huey 160620 of HMLA-169 crashes; three die.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 28 - Two AH-64D Apaches, 97-5032 of A Company and 98-5068 of B Company, 2-101st Aviation Regiment crash in Iraq; one pilot injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 28 - OH-58D Kiowa 95-0006 from A Troop, 2-17th Cavalry Regiment crashes in Iraq, pilots survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 27 - OH-58D Kiowa 95-0024 from C Troop, 2-17th Cavalry Regiment crashes in Iraq, pilots survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 26 - UH-1N Huey 160444 of HMLA-269 makes hard landing in sandstorm and is written off.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 23 - AH-64D Apache 85-25407 from C Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 4th BCT, 1st Cavalry Division shot down during attack on Republican Guard; two pilots taken prisoner. Helicopter was supposedly destroyed by Coalition forces, but Iraqi TV showed an AH-64 being taken to Baghdad on a low loader.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png March 22 - Two Royal Navy ASaC.7 Sea Kings XV650 'CU-182' and XV704 'R-186' of 849 Squadron/A Flight collide over the Persian Gulf, killing six British crew members and one American.
 * USAF roundel.svg March 20 - CH-46E Sea Knight 152579 of HMM-268 crashes in Kuwait 9 km from Iraqi border, killing eight British Marines of 42 CDO and four American Marines.


 * USAF roundel.svg March 19 - MH-53M Pave Low 67-14993 of 20th SOS carrying special forces crashes in southern Iraq. No one is killed. The craft was later destroyed to prevent capture.

2008

 * USAF roundel.svg November 26, 2008 - A US Army C-23 Sherpa from 2-641 Aviation Brigade  made a wheels up landing at al-Kut, while operating with Task Force 34. None of the four man crew and seven passengers were injured.
 * USAF roundel.svg November 12, 2008 - A USAF F-16 caught fire on takeoff. The pilot survived.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 27, 2008 - A C-130 Hercules is damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing northeast of Baghdad International Airport. All 38 on board were transported to nearby Sather Air Base for medical evaluation. The aircraft was significantly damaged in the landing, and was deemed a write-off and destroyed.
 * USAF roundel.svg January 7, 2008 - Two F/A-18 fighter jets operation from USS Harry S. Truman crashed during an Iraq-related mission in the Gulf. All three pilots rescued

2007

 * USAF roundel.svg July 16, 2007 - A US F-16 crashed. The pilot survived. The crash was an accident.
 * USAF roundel.svg June 15, 2007 - A US F-16 crashed on takeoff. The pilot was killed and the cause is under investigation.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png February 11, 2007 - A British C-130 Hercules is destroyed by coalition forces after being heavily damaged in a night landing in southern Iraq; two are injured. The aircraft was struck by two improvised explosive devices placed by insurgents, upon landing at a temporary runway in Maysan Province.

2006

 * USAF roundel.svg November 27, 2006 - F-16C/J (90-0776) from the 524th Fighter Squadron crashes near Fallujah while on a low-altitude ground-strafing run. The pilot, Major Troy Gilbert, was killed.

2005

 * USAF roundel.svg May 2, 2005 - Two F/A-18C Block 39/40 Hornet fighter jets of VMFA-323, BuNos 164721 and 164732, collide over south-central Iraq, during a sortie from USS Carl Vinson, killing the two pilots.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png January 30, 2005 - A British C-130K Hercules C.1P XV179 is shot down north of Baghdad, killing 9 Royal Air Force crew and one British soldier.

2004

 * USAF roundel.svg December 29, 2004 - An American Special Forces MC-130H Hercules (c/n 382-5054, 16th SOW, 15th SOS) is written off while landing on Q-West airfield near Mosul, Iraq, though no one was hurt. The pilot was unaware a large pit had been dug in the runway.

2003

 * USAF roundel.svg June 12, 2003 - F-16CG A United States Air Force F-16C Block 40B Fighting Falcon 88-0424 of 388th FW/421st FS crashes near Baghdad due to fuel starvation. The pilot ejected safely.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 8, 2003 - A-10A 78-0691 of 124th Wing/190th FS shot down by Roland SAM; pilot survived.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 7, 2003 - F-15E 88-1694/SJ of 4th FW/335th FS crashed near Tikrit, both the pilot and Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) were killed.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 2, 2003 - F/A-18C Block 46 Hornet 164974 of VFA-195 is shot down by a US Patriot missile, killing the pilot.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 1, 2003 - F-14A Tomcat 158620 'NF-104' of VF-154 crashes; the pilots survive.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 1, 2003 - AV-8B+(R) Harrier 165391 of HMM-263 crashes off USS Nassau; the pilot was rescued.
 * USAF roundel.svg April 1, 2003 - S-3A Viking 160584 of VS-38 crashes off USS Constellation; two pilots survive.
 * 600pxRAF roundel svg.png March 23, 2003 - Tornado GR.4A ZG710 'D' of 13 Squadron is shot down by a US Patriot missile, killing the pilot and navigator, both from 9 Squadron.

Other aircraft
Several civilian and other aircraft have crashed in Iraq as well:

2009

 * 🇺🇸 July 17, 2009 - An MD-530F contracted to Xe (formerly Blackwater) crashes at Butler Range outside Baghdad. Two pilots died. The cause was not known.

2008

 * 🇬🇧 November 13, 2008 - An Antonov An-12 crashes after takeoff from Al Asad Air Base, killing all 7 crew members. Six members of the crew and one passenger died, three of them were Russians. The crew also consisted of a Belarusian, two Ukrainians and an Indian citizen.

2007

 * March 7, 2007 - A privately-contracted Mil Mi-8 helicopter from the Republic of Georgia crashes due to technical failures, injuring its three Ukrainian crewmembers, and several Iraqi passengers.
 * 🇺🇸 January 31, 2007 - A Blackwater USA Bell 412 helicopter is downed under hostile fire near Karma during a flight between Al Hillah and Baghdad. A US military helicopter rescues the passengers and crew.
 * 🇺🇸 January 23, 2007 - A Blackwater USA MD 530F helicopter participating in Coalition operations is shot down by hostile fire in Baghdad. All of the 5 man crew are killed in the incident, likely executed after surviving the crash. The remaining survivor is also killed under unclear circumstances, when another Blackwater helicopter descends to the crash site.
 * 🇲🇩 January 9, 2007 - A Moldovan Antonov An-26 crashes near Balad in the 2007 Balad aircraft crash, killing 34 of the 35 on board.

2005

 * 🇮🇶 May 30, 2005 - A Comp Air 7SL aircraft with the Iraqi Air Force crashes in eastern Iraq, killing four Americans and an Iraqi on board.
 * 🇧🇬 April 21, 2005 - A Bulgarian Mil Mi-8 is shot down north of Baghdad, killing the 11 civilians on board, including six American contractors, three Bulgarian pilots, one of them is executed shortly after the crash, and two Fijian guards.

Summary per type
Summing up the above list we have the following tables:

''Note: Numerous crashes involving UAVs are not included in the lists above, because they are much easier to shootdown and crash a lot more. ''

Summary per year
Summing up the above list we have the following tables: