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It takes a lot of kill a 'Hog...

Offhand, I know of a handful fixed wing aircraft lost in the war.

One was the British Tornado that was shot down by an Army Patriot missile.

There was a Navy S-3 Viking that crashed on landing back at its carrier. There might've been another carrier accident as well.

There was a Navy F/A-18, which might have been shot down by a Patriot.

And now, we have a shot down A-10. So far as is known, he's the only one shot down by enemy action. Imagine the ribbing he's likely to take for years to come as the only jet pilot shot down by the enemy in the entire war.

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