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DPMO
Cold War Report – Cold War Losses, Single Page Summary Aircrew
Size
Thirty-nine U.S. military aircraft and one civilian aircraft were either shot
down by communist forces or crashed on the periphery of communist countries
while flying operational missions during the Cold War (1946-1991). This table
summarizes the 14 missions whose crews were either wholly- or partially-unaccounted
for when DPMO was created in 1993. For greater detail on each incident, go to
the incident description page. As you view these tables, keep in mind that behind
every figure, there is—or was—a courageous service member. Although
we’ve arranged them in tables and numbers to assist researchers, they will
always be much more than that to us.
Incident
Loss
Date
Aircraft
Type
Location
Returned
or Recovered Alive
Remains
Recovered
Missing
1
8
Apr 50
PB4Y2
Baltic
Sea
10
0
0
10
2
6
Nov 51
P2V
Sea
of Japan
10
0
0
10
3
13
Jun 52
RB-29
Sea
of Japan
12
0
0
12
4
7
Oct 52
RB-29
Pacific
Ocean
8
0
1
7
5
29
Nov 52
Civilian
Peoples
Republic of China
4
2
0
2
6
18
Jan 53
P2V
Formosa
Straits
13
7
0
6
7
29
Jul 53
RB-50
Sea
of Japan
17
1
2
14
8
17
Apr 55
RB-47
Bering
Sea
3
0
0
3
9
22
Aug 56
P4M
East
China Sea
16
0
4
12
10
10
Sep 56
RB-50
Sea
of Japan
16
0
0
16
11
2
Sep 58
C-130
Armenia
17
0
17
0
12
01
Jul 60
RB-47
Barents
Sea
6
2
1
3
13
14
Dec 65
RB-57
Black
Sea
2
0
0
2
14
15
Apr 69
EC-121
Sea
of Japan
31
0
2
29
TOTAL
165
12
27
126
Crew Arranged by Service:
Aircrew
Returned
or Recovered Alive
Remains
Recovered
Missing
Air
Force
81
3
21
57
Civilian
4
2
0
2
Marine
Corps
1
0
0
1
Navy
79
7
6
66
Totals
165
12
27
126
For more on the Cold War, please read -
Sacrificed to Secrecy: Unacknowledged Cold War MIAs
The U2, US and USSR - Francis Gary Powers Shootdown
Cold War Shootdown Incidents - Congressional Research Library of Congress Report
DPMO List of Cold War Incidents
DPMO List of Cold War Loss Personnel
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