diff --git a/game/ato/flight.py b/game/ato/flight.py
index f35da57d..67fec518 100644
--- a/game/ato/flight.py
+++ b/game/ato/flight.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from dcs.planes import C_101CC, C_101EB, Su_33
 from game.savecompat import has_save_compat_for
 from .flightroster import FlightRoster
 from .flightstate import FlightState, Uninitialized
+from .flightstate.killed import Killed
 from .loadouts import Loadout
 from ..sidc import (
     AirEntity,
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class Flight(SidcDescribable):
 
     @property
     def sidc_status(self) -> Status:
-        return Status.PRESENT
+        return Status.PRESENT if self.alive else Status.PRESENT_DESTROYED
 
     @property
     def symbol_set_and_entity(self) -> tuple[SymbolSet, Entity]:
@@ -202,7 +203,11 @@ class Flight(SidcDescribable):
     def should_halt_sim(self) -> bool:
         return self.state.should_halt_sim()
 
-    def kill(self, results: SimulationResults) -> None:
+    @property
+    def alive(self) -> bool:
+        return self.state.alive
+
+    def kill(self, results: SimulationResults, events: GameUpdateEvents) -> None:
         # This is a bit messy while we're in transition from turn-based to turnless
         # because we want the simulation to have minimal impact on the save game while
         # turns exist so that loading a game is essentially a way to reset the
@@ -211,17 +216,17 @@ class Flight(SidcDescribable):
         # the UI to reflect that aircraft were lost and avoid generating those flights
         # when the mission is generated.
         #
-        # For now we do this by removing the flight from the ATO and logging the kill in
-        # the SimulationResults, which is similar to the Debriefing. If a flight is
-        # killed and the player saves and reloads, those pilots/aircraft will be
-        # unusable until the next turn, but otherwise will survive.
-        #
-        # This is going to be extremely temporary since the solution for other killable
-        # game objects (killed SAMs, sinking carriers, bombed out runways) will not be
-        # so easily worked around.
+        # For now we do this by logging the kill in the SimulationResults, which is
+        # similar to the Debriefing. We also set the flight's state to Killed, which
+        # will prevent it from being spawned in the mission and updates the SIDC.
+        # This does leave an opportunity for players to cheat since the UI won't stop
+        # them from cancelling a dead flight, returning the aircraft to the pool. Not a
+        # big deal for now.
         # TODO: Support partial kills.
-        # TODO: Remove empty packages from the ATO?
-        self.package.remove_flight(self)
+        self.set_state(
+            Killed(self.state.estimate_position(), self, self.squadron.settings)
+        )
+        events.update_flight(self)
         for pilot in self.roster.pilots:
             if pilot is not None:
                 results.kill_pilot(self, pilot)
diff --git a/game/ato/flightstate/flightstate.py b/game/ato/flightstate/flightstate.py
index 5fe45c76..47013d5d 100644
--- a/game/ato/flightstate/flightstate.py
+++ b/game/ato/flightstate/flightstate.py
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ class FlightState(ABC):
         self.flight = flight
         self.settings = settings
 
+    @property
+    def alive(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
     @abstractmethod
     def on_game_tick(
         self, events: GameUpdateEvents, time: datetime, duration: timedelta
diff --git a/game/ato/flightstate/killed.py b/game/ato/flightstate/killed.py
index fffb5f67..f9061793 100644
--- a/game/ato/flightstate/killed.py
+++ b/game/ato/flightstate/killed.py
@@ -5,14 +5,26 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from dcs import Point
 
+from game.settings import Settings
 from .flightstate import FlightState
 from ..starttype import StartType
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .. import Flight
     from game.sim.gameupdateevents import GameUpdateEvents
 
 
-class Completed(FlightState):
+class Killed(FlightState):
+    def __init__(
+        self, last_position: Point, flight: Flight, settings: Settings
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(flight, settings)
+        self.last_position = last_position
+
+    @property
+    def alive(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
     def on_game_tick(
         self, events: GameUpdateEvents, time: datetime, duration: timedelta
     ) -> None:
@@ -23,12 +35,11 @@ class Completed(FlightState):
         return False
 
     def estimate_position(self) -> Point:
-        return self.flight.arrival.position
+        return self.last_position
 
     @property
     def spawn_type(self) -> StartType:
-        # TODO: May want to do something different to make these uncontrolled?
-        return StartType.COLD
+        raise RuntimeError("Attempted to spawn a dead flight")
 
     @property
     def description(self) -> str:
diff --git a/game/missiongenerator/aircraft/aircraftgenerator.py b/game/missiongenerator/aircraft/aircraftgenerator.py
index 9daa68cd..6868f981 100644
--- a/game/missiongenerator/aircraft/aircraftgenerator.py
+++ b/game/missiongenerator/aircraft/aircraftgenerator.py
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@ class AircraftGenerator:
             if not package.flights:
                 continue
             for flight in package.flights:
-                logging.info(f"Generating flight: {flight.unit_type}")
-                group = self.create_and_configure_flight(
-                    flight, country, dynamic_runways
-                )
-                self.unit_map.add_aircraft(group, flight)
+                if flight.alive:
+                    logging.info(f"Generating flight: {flight.unit_type}")
+                    group = self.create_and_configure_flight(
+                        flight, country, dynamic_runways
+                    )
+                    self.unit_map.add_aircraft(group, flight)
 
     def spawn_unused_aircraft(
         self, player_country: Country, enemy_country: Country
diff --git a/game/sim/aircraftsimulation.py b/game/sim/aircraftsimulation.py
index aa2416c6..ee1ced2d 100644
--- a/game/sim/aircraftsimulation.py
+++ b/game/sim/aircraftsimulation.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class AircraftSimulation:
 
         still_active = []
         for combat in self.combats:
-            if combat.on_game_tick(duration, self.results):
+            if combat.on_game_tick(duration, self.results, events):
                 events.end_combat(combat)
             else:
                 still_active.append(combat)
diff --git a/game/sim/combat/aircombat.py b/game/sim/combat/aircombat.py
index 1b3800a1..e1a93228 100644
--- a/game/sim/combat/aircombat.py
+++ b/game/sim/combat/aircombat.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from shapely.ops import unary_union
 from game.ato.flightstate import InCombat, InFlight
 from game.utils import dcs_to_shapely_point
 from .joinablecombat import JoinableCombat
+from .. import GameUpdateEvents
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from game.ato import Flight
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class AirCombat(JoinableCombat):
     def describe(self) -> str:
         return f"in air-to-air combat"
 
-    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults) -> None:
+    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults, events: GameUpdateEvents) -> None:
         blue = []
         red = []
         for flight in self.flights:
@@ -87,11 +88,11 @@ class AirCombat(JoinableCombat):
             logging.debug(f"{self} auto-resolved as red victory")
 
         for flight in loser:
-            flight.kill(results)
+            flight.kill(results, events)
 
         for flight in winner:
             assert isinstance(flight.state, InCombat)
             if random.random() / flight.count >= 0.5:
-                flight.kill(results)
+                flight.kill(results, events)
             else:
                 flight.state.exit_combat()
diff --git a/game/sim/combat/atip.py b/game/sim/combat/atip.py
index fd34480e..17b6bd67 100644
--- a/game/sim/combat/atip.py
+++ b/game/sim/combat/atip.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from .frozencombat import FrozenCombat
+from .. import GameUpdateEvents
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from game.ato import Flight
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class AtIp(FrozenCombat):
     def iter_flights(self) -> Iterator[Flight]:
         yield self.flight
 
-    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults) -> None:
+    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults, events: GameUpdateEvents) -> None:
         logging.debug(
             f"{self.flight} attack on {self.flight.package.target} auto-resolved with "
             "mission failure but no losses"
diff --git a/game/sim/combat/defendingsam.py b/game/sim/combat/defendingsam.py
index 4cc2ad1a..0ae0619a 100644
--- a/game/sim/combat/defendingsam.py
+++ b/game/sim/combat/defendingsam.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from game.ato.flightstate import InCombat
 from .frozencombat import FrozenCombat
+from .. import GameUpdateEvents
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from game.ato import Flight
@@ -36,11 +37,11 @@ class DefendingSam(FrozenCombat):
     def iter_flights(self) -> Iterator[Flight]:
         yield self.flight
 
-    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults) -> None:
+    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults, events: GameUpdateEvents) -> None:
         assert isinstance(self.flight.state, InCombat)
         if random.random() / self.flight.count >= 0.5:
             logging.debug(f"Air defense combat auto-resolved with {self.flight} lost")
-            self.flight.kill(results)
+            self.flight.kill(results, events)
         else:
             logging.debug(
                 f"Air defense combat auto-resolved with {self.flight} surviving"
diff --git a/game/sim/combat/frozencombat.py b/game/sim/combat/frozencombat.py
index 09601191..51502dcb 100644
--- a/game/sim/combat/frozencombat.py
+++ b/game/sim/combat/frozencombat.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from game.ato.flightstate import InCombat, InFlight
+from .. import GameUpdateEvents
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from game.ato import Flight
@@ -19,15 +20,17 @@ class FrozenCombat(ABC):
         self.freeze_duration = freeze_duration
         self.elapsed_time = timedelta()
 
-    def on_game_tick(self, duration: timedelta, results: SimulationResults) -> bool:
+    def on_game_tick(
+        self, duration: timedelta, results: SimulationResults, events: GameUpdateEvents
+    ) -> bool:
         self.elapsed_time += duration
         if self.elapsed_time >= self.freeze_duration:
-            self.resolve(results)
+            self.resolve(results, events)
             return True
         return False
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults) -> None:
+    def resolve(self, results: SimulationResults, events: GameUpdateEvents) -> None:
         ...
 
     @abstractmethod