ɪnˈɪʃəl lˈɔsᵻz wɜː hˈaɪ, pˈɑːɹʃəli dˈuː tə mˌælfˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ ˈɔːɹdnəns, ðə pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ ɛksplˈoʊʒən ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə lˈɔs ʌv θɹˈiː ˈɛɹkɹæft ɪn sˈɛpɹət ˈɪnsɪdənts ɪnðə spˈeɪs ʌv tˈuː mˈʌnθs.
Initial losses were high, partially due to malfunctioning ordnance, the premature explosion of which resulted in the loss of three aircraft in separate incidents in the space of two months.