Walt wrote:
On Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:38:10 -0500, bob urz
wrote:

http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/A..._Type/f-14.htm

Sure seems to be a lot of them.

bob

Not really. The F-14 had approximately 180 losses during it's career.
The FA-18 has had approximately 160, the F-16 over 300 and the F-15
approximately 120 through 2004. Not counting foreign users.

Also considering that carrier launches and recoveries are not the
safest ways to take off and land an aircraft. And, the F-14 and FA-18
aren't always able to divert to land bases when trouble developes, as
are the F-15 and F-16.

So how does one judge loses?
number of crashed planes vs number built?
Number of fatalities?
Then, factoring in war loses that were not airframe issues?

taking that into account, what was the highest and lowest loss fighters?

bob