THE GULF WAR: The Battle Front : Desert Storm Statistics
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ALLIED SORTIES
More than 52,000 missions flown.
REPORTED BY THE ALLIES:
30 killed in action, including 12 Americans.
24 Americans listed as noncombat deaths.
43 missing in action, including 25 Americans.
12 prisoners of war, including eight Americans.
28 allied planes lost, 21 in combat.
More than 885 Iraqis taken prisoner.
135 Iraqi planes destroyed.
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