This is a list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Twelve-Day War based on visual evidence or official self-admision from involved parties. It includes proven helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and military drones (UCAVs).
Timeline of aviation shootdowns and accidents
14 June 2025 - The wreckage of an Israeli IAI Eitan drone was recorded in Buin Zahra, western Iran. 15 June 2025 - An Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) Boeing 707 tanker aircraft was destroyed on the ground at Mashhad Airport in northeast Iran. (2) 16 June 2025 - Two non-operational Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcats were destroyed on the ground at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran by Israeli strikes. (8) 18 June 2025 - Eight Iranian Army Aviation Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters were destroyed on the ground at a military airbase in Kermanshah, western Iran. 18 June 2025 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 drone, serial 997, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in Isfahan, central Iran. (2) 19 June 2025 - Two Israeli drones; an IAI Eitan and an IAI Heron were shot down in western Iran including one in Lorestan province by Iranian surface-to-air defenses, the interception was recorded in IR mode. The remains of the Heron-1 (Machatz), serial number 298, was found at the Iraq-Iran border. (3) 21 June 2025 - The IDF published footage of the destruction of three Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcats in central Iran. 21 June 2025 - An Iranian Red Crescent Society Air Rescue Mil Mi-17 helicopter was damaged by an Israeli strike. 22 June 2025 - The IDF published footage of the destruction of an Iranian Air Force Northrop F-5 at Dezful Airport in Khuzestan province. 23 June 2025 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 drone was shot down near Khorramabad, western Iran. Israeli officials acknowledged the loss. 23 June 2025 - An Israeli Elbit Hermes 900 drone was shot down in Arak, Markazi Province, Iran. Iranian media showed the wreckage of the drone with the serial number 939. 26 June 2025 - The wreckage of an Israeli IAI Eitan or IAI Heron drone, serial number 248, was discovered and recorded by locals in Khorramabad, Lorestan Province.
Total aircraft losses Aircraft losses AirframeIsraelIran Bell AH-1 SuperCobra — 8 Boeing 707 — 1 Elbit Hermes 900 3 — Grumman F-14 Tomcat — 5 IAI Eitan 3 — IAI Heron 1 —Mil Mi-17—1 Northrop F-5 — 1 Totals 7 16
See also List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the 2026 Iran war List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Syrian civil war List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Libyan crisis List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
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