| The USAF lost a total of 477 Mustangs in Korea: 12 in air-to-air, 210 to AAA, 100 on combat operations, and 140 writeoffs or accidents. The Navy and Marine Corps combined lost a total of 554 F4Us of all types (-4, -5 and AU-1) with 3 in air-to-air, 259 to AAA, 51 on combat operations, and 223 in accidents or writeoffs. Most of the latter were due to carriers being inherently more dangerous for flying than land-based operations (e.g. hook failures, engine failures on takeoff, dead cat shots, etc.) Cookie Sewell AMPS |