The VF-0 pilot that was shot down by Nora who promptly gets blown up after making a successful escape from his destroyed fighter. I kind of said "that sucks" to myself as I was watching that episode of Macross Zero.
Then there was the Super VF-1A in DYRL during the last battle when Hikaru is trying to convince MinMei to sing. You know, the one that shows up in front of the port window, turns and then gets blown to smithereens. That actually made me laugh