[Zhang Fei]

[Approximately 25 fixed-wing aircraft were lost in the Iraq war. There has been more than a decade of improvements made in missile technology. They are deadly.]

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Re the losses, not one was shot down by one of the big Russian SAM systems. Friendly fire, mechanical issues, golden BB’s, et al.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_and_accidents_during_the_Iraq_War#Fixed-wing_aircraft

[NorthMountain]

heh … you got there first.