F-117 Nighthawk Shootdown over Serbia, 1999 - Animated

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During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, a USAF F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft conducts a strike mission into Serbia. Notably difficult to detect on radar, the commander of a Serbian Surface to Air Missile battery knows the Nighthawk is coming, but the aircraft's stealth technology "should" make the engagement almost impossible.
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Комментарии : 6 тыс.

@bartfoster1311 2 года назад

Flying down the same corridors at the same times is just asking for something like this to happen. The SAM operator did an exceptional job with the equipment he had to work with.

@m1a1abrams3 2 года назад

next vid will be invasion of mykraine, 2022

@WatcherofVids 2 года назад

@@m1a1abrams3 Ukraine aka U Kraina aka the borderlands. but also it is looking like the west is pushing for this conflict. just look at history. how did putin get to power?

@m1a1abrams3 2 года назад

@@WatcherofVids ourkraine? i know a little about the history of ukraine and i think its americas fault. putin got to power by a weak russia looking for a strong leader i thinks. also funny how ppl pretend like they know what ukraine even was a month ago

@pickeljarsforhillary102 2 года назад

Sam happened during Line Backer.

@dellawrence4323 2 года назад

The total humiliation of the US air force and their "stealth" aircraft.

@robbabcock_ 2 года назад

I have to give respect to the guy commanding the SAM battery. That's a great example of using your strengths against and enemy's weakness and not giving up just because you're outgunned. It's awesome the the he and the pilot both survived the war and remain friendly. Nothing personal, just two professional soldiers doing their duty to the best of their abilities.

@ralphjackson2518 2 года назад

Honestly if he had been armed with a stopwatch and a slingshot I think he had the determination and the US the complacency to take down the stealth fighter

@chrysecreative5575 2 года назад

What's happening right now over at Eastern Europe is a testament to that.

@badlandskid 2 года назад

When you’re a soldier you are constantly told that the enemy hates you, wants to bomb your city, kill you and your sons and then rape your wives and daughters. When you actually meet him you find out he is more like you than not. You find out that he was fed the same line of bs about you. I say we toss the politicians in a fighting pit and see how they fare.

@congnghequansuvn474 2 года назад

Nah just pure luck. 1. Spy 2. Weather 3. Exposed attack pattern 4. Open bomb bay 5. No radar warning on aircraft Such senario is hard to make.

@boiler956 2 года назад

@@badlandskid except americans here actually bombed civilian targets including schools, hospitals, private bussinesses, homes, bridges, oil refinery, power plants and even chinese embassy. Lets also not forget the albanian terrorists that were labeled as poor victims. And all of that in the name of "freedom" and "bringing down milosevic"..... right? But hey what do i know when IM the brainwashed one..... right? But dont worry my friends, cause sve se vraca sve se placa

@Anonim_Anonimovic Год назад

I am Serbian, and this video: 1. Is so very well done and; 2. Brings back a lot of awful memories. My first memories from childhood were of my father frantically running down the stairs toward the basement and carrying me in his arms as the air raid sirens blared around... 1980-2000 were afwul years for the Balkan people... The fratricidal wars we fought were pointless, instigated by fascist paramilitaries and ultranationalist politicians on all sides, while the common people just trying to live their lives suffered and grieved. May this never occur again. I don't understand why we still fight in the comments like we, the common people, have ever gained anything from the hate brought on by corrupt, power-crazed politicians.

@predatorpredator2233 Год назад

Let the USA, NATO and the Anglo-Saxons not climb to us in RUSSIA with their orders! Whoever comes to us with a sword will fall by the sword! People will not fight for the government, but for the Motherland!!!

@koja69 Год назад

What is very well done? What ethnic cleansing? This is BS.

@Petar_Savic Год назад

Samo su nas jos vise sjebali. Nacionalizam protiv kojeg se cijeli svijet borio od '39 do '45 je kod nas ostao kao žeravica da tinja. I onda nakon Tita rasplamsala u žestoku vatru. Nikad više Nacionalizam fašizam

@calebhallford9062 Год назад

Spot on. When the rich wage war it's the poor who die

@richardlooch2109 Год назад

well spoken.

@familycamper1857 6 месяцев назад

Serbian used to say "Sorry, we did not knew that it was a Stealth Airplane..." 😅

@javiergonzalez12138 Месяц назад

used ? 😂

@David-kf9no Месяц назад

@@javiergonzalez12138learn english.

@maximus-6788 Месяц назад

@@javiergonzalez12138 we didn't know that is invisibble

@javiergonzalez12138 Месяц назад

@@maximus-6788 thats what i wanted to hear 😂

@EyeOnTheTV 2 года назад

It's always touching when opposing combatants eventually meet and are friendly. Two professionals at the top for their game just getting along talking shop.

@RT710. 2 года назад

“Hey! Remember when we almost killed each other while serving our respective oligarchs?!”

@ukeyaoitrash2618 2 года назад

@@RT710. "almost" killing each other is fun 😎 As long as it's almost lol

@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing 2 года назад

powerfull meetings

@MLCHRL 2 года назад

When I see this I find it heartbreaking on the one hand, but on the other hand I always think to myself, why does there have to be a war in the first place?

@drthox3512 2 года назад

That is how war is supposed to be. Just equippment destroyed, with minimal deaths. And reconciliation afterwards.

@bobtank6318 2 года назад

This is an example of why stealth is not an excuse to just get lazy when executing strikes in a contested environment. The combination of factors leading up to this shoot-down, like flying the same corridors over and over an the lack of EW, lead the SAM operator to get the jump on the F-117 (props to that guy). Stealth should be used in conjunction with other techniques to increase the survivability of aircraft. OTOH, one should not use this incident as an example of stealth being worthless.

@byronharano2391 2 года назад

Agreed!!!

@robert48044 2 года назад

the sane corridor over and over again always gets me

@bobtank6318 2 года назад

@Great White I don't plan on uploading anything ever, but thanks anyways. For a rough scenario proper stealth attack on a IADS I recommend checking out the channel HypOps and his S-400 video.

@thesuperbsuperb 2 года назад

@@bobtank6318and / or watch this channel's video on Desert Storm, has details I'd never heard before.

@naamadossantossilva4736 2 года назад

" one should not use this incident as an example of stealth being worthless." Tell that to the vatniks and wumaos.

@cesarflores8450 Год назад

For the longest time I thought this story was a myth...the fact they met each other is amazing.

@justalpha9138 Год назад

It's pretty dope how sometimes stuff like this happens. :)

@warthunderislife3355 8 месяцев назад

hollywood has corrupted your mind

@joedoe2407 6 месяцев назад

The fact that anyone is still willing to fight for their masters is a much more amazing idiocracy.

@dickbutt7310 7 дней назад

@@joedoe2407 "fight for their masters" lol, nato was fighting the ongoing genocide

@boris4972 2 месяца назад

I am living in town 15 km from crash site and we witnessed the fall. First there was a huge explosion and the clouds gone orange red. Then the big fireball fell from the sky, almost verticaly. we knew it is the plane. First confirmation came from the local radio later that night. Still got at home some small pieces of plane like souvenirs.

@junioraltamontent.7582 2 года назад

Dani would go on to operate a bakery after retiring from military. When Zelko came to visit him in Serbia, Dani gave him a F117 shaped cake.

@m.damarsr9863 2 года назад

aww thats sweet

@davidtodic9946 2 года назад

No Zelko seid get out of my fucking countrie lying nazis

@BlaBla-pf8mf 2 года назад

@@m.damarsr9863 Of course it's sweet. It's a cake!

@lukav3509 2 года назад

@@davidtodic9946 zelko said that you need to shut the fuck up

@davidtodic9946 2 года назад

@@icongiton3273 He was in serbian

@LIKWID 2 года назад

Touched the wing of this very jet that was shot down when visiting Belgrade last September, they have it on display in the Aeronautical Museum with some other parts. Quite an incredible story to this day.

@benchapple1583 2 года назад

As have I. That air museum is completely fantastic and you can literally walk to it after you clear customs. They also have a Tomahawk which I've sat on! I've been there 3 times with people who visited me. All were really impressed though it's a pity that they don't clean the building.

@robert48044 2 года назад

I had to reach over and touch the SR71 at the NASA museum in Huntsville.

@thraling 2 года назад

how does it feel at touch? Is it like metal, or the stealth coating is something different?

@robert48044 2 года назад

@@thraling to be fair like a material but its been 20 years since. I wouldn't say metal but not like paint either. I also touched a piece from a Scud there. Neither was supposed to be touched but how often do you get a chance. Mandatory fun is usually anything but fun but this time it was.

@cursedcliff7562 2 года назад

@@thraling ive touched the nighthawk as well, and its not exactly metal-y, its like a matte plastic or fiberglass surface

@MahBor Год назад

There are billion dollar media companies who get everything completely wrong and can't even do basic research before reporting, Then there's this channel who's always teaching and correct and has informative animations and doesn't wanna make the stories look like Hollywood to get views. Thanks for all the hard work

@fpsserbia6570 9 месяцев назад

even this animation is not correct, in order to get real information you need to speak with radar operators and commanders of the 250th SAM battery, because location of shot down shown in this video is not correct, there are no positions of SAM defenses shown in this video, if he could speak with those soldiers he could make accurate animation, this one is not, they even held a presentation where they showed position of SAM battery during bombing and talked about what was happening

@manochao171 8 месяцев назад

@@fpsserbia6570mora neki nas da se prosere logicno

@thethirdman225 4 месяца назад

It’s not the job of mainstream media to go into this level of detail. This is for aviation geeks, like us. Furthermore, there were so many different stories about this incident at the time, they could only go with what the most credible source was telling them. The F-117 was still a pretty closely guarded aircraft at that time so few people who knew anything about it were likely to be talking, especially since this was a moment of some embarrassment. The rumours on the internet at the time were far worse. I remember a couple of irate and rather self-righteous Americans posting that the Air Tasking Order had been given to the Serbs by ‘the duplicitous French’.

@pj_surfs4038 9 месяцев назад

"so you're the guy who shot me down?" "Yep" "cool let's be friends!" 😂

@aegystierone8505 2 года назад

It's simply impressive how the Serbs were able to brought down one of the most sophisticated planes of the era with outdated weaponry. The lesson here is never ever underestimate your enemy.

@eisregen1983 2 года назад

Actually, the Main reason was a Spy giving away internal planings, so they could move Equipment in time and could actually Interpret the very Small Radar Signatur.

@vajaga4624 2 года назад

Several more F-117 were damaged. There is claims of more than one being shot down.

@buzzkillington1602 2 года назад

Serbs actually retired F117

@emitizmo7456 2 года назад

@@vajaga4624 Absolutely more then one. NATO never published their loses from that war. I'm not saying they got wrecked but they got hit more then they'd like to admit.

@manofchaitea6904 2 года назад

@@buzzkillington1602 no they actually didnt. The plane was used for almost 10 more years. Thats like saying Will Clark retired nolan ryan after hitting his first home run off him. Ryan played for many more years.

@zbaktube 2 года назад

One more important thing to add: The sizes and shapes of the F117 was more or less public - This is why commander Zoltan Dani was able to fine-tune the radio locator to the aircraft. (He was investigating on the plane from '98 onward, he calculated the necessary frequencies to monitor it and he did the frequency-altering without permission on one of his radar's frequency. After that his SAM battery was able to follow the F117's when those were in range).

@djuracvorovic Год назад

Zoltan was nowhere near to his unit. Actual radar tracking and missile launch was done by Djordje Anicic and his colleagues. Zoltan was accredited with this kill only because he was commanding officer. Find book SMENA ( Shift) by Djordje Anicic and find the truth.

@peter58peter Год назад

A lots of, so called, serbian defenders were western pions.

@rockrollking9997 Год назад

AND AFTER THAT THE SATANIC AMERICA TALKED TO RUSSIA ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE UN CHARTER??WHERE IS THE CONJUNCTION FOR AMERICAN AND NATO CRIMINALS?? AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, IRAN, SYRIA, SOMALIA, VIETNAM,YUGOSLAVIA-SERBIA?!? THAT WAS THE BIGGEST CRIME IN SERBIA 1999 ,WHERE THEY POISONED THE WHOLE SERBIA WITH URANIUM AND WHERE TODAY ARE THE MOST PEOPLE SICK OF CANCER AND OTHER MALIGNANT DISEASES..BUT GOD SEES EVERYTHING.. ...THANK GOD THE END HAS COME TO YOU..AMERICA IS THE GREATEST VILLAIN AND ENEMY ON THE PLANET AND THANK GOD IT WILL BE DESTROYED VERY SOON.

@attilakovacs5378 Год назад

Without Dani, Anicic and his colleagues did not even see the plane on radar.

@andreavoros-marky4203 Год назад

@@djuracvorovic he never claimed ownership for this. Always says it was team work and praises his crew.

@davidca96 4 месяца назад

My favorite part about the whole thing was the pilot and commander becoming friends. They both respected each others job, no anger no revenge, just respect at how well they peformed their duties and never took it personal.

@CaffeinePanda Год назад

Complacency is such a common theme in these kinds of incidents. Hell, it sounds a lot like bombing Hanoi in Linebacker II where they took the same route, fudged on electronic countermeasures, and through repetition exposed a big weakness to a keen-eyed enemy who exploited it.

@nematolvajkergetok5104 2 года назад

Col. Dani is actually Hungarian. He is now retired, and runs a bakery. On every anniversary of his victory he bakes an F-117-shaped cake and shares it with his former war comrades.

@HeavyMiningEquipment 2 года назад

It doesn't matter if he is Hungarian,Romanian or Serb...He is proud serbian officer.

@nematolvajkergetok5104 2 года назад

@@HeavyMiningEquipment Facts.

@igor7195 2 года назад

@@nematolvajkergetok5104 Alot of Hungarians fought in serbian armed forces during 1990s

@nematolvajkergetok5104 2 года назад

@@igor7195 Yes, Serbian citizens from Vojvodina.

@bojnicanin 2 года назад

@@nematolvajkergetok5104 it doesnt mather haha what is Your Problem?

@badlandskid 2 года назад

“I tried to kill you.” “That’s ok, I tried to kill you.” “Let’s be friends.”

@brandondaniels9471 2 года назад

The difference between how males bond vs how females bond 🤣

@nuno.alex.vicente 2 года назад

epic

@Markpaul9 2 года назад

based

@svetigejming2535 2 года назад

I tried to bomb your country without approval of UN security cuncuil under false preteht of ethnic clensing I defended my country form illigal agression of 16 nations Lets be friends

@dragoveles7450 2 года назад

Men amirite?

@nickpeng7511 5 месяцев назад

I love all your videos. They are very informing.

@jasonz7788 Год назад

Great work Sir thank you

@Revy8 2 года назад

its cool that the pilot and AA commander met and were cool about it.

@sgtrpcommand3778 2 года назад

There's another story of it happening with a Harrier and Etendard (I believe?) pilots from the Falklands. I believe there's video of it. Really interesting moment because neither held any malice to the other.

@robert48044 2 года назад

just two soldiers doing the job they were told to do

@Capt182 2 года назад

@@robert48044 Exactly. Wars are fought between governments. These two are professional officers following orders. Recognising and respecting each other's skill and service.

@yoggz 2 года назад

Cool as a cold wind on a cool night

@dusanvragolic503 2 года назад

And they are great friends.

@user-ek3nu5pw5x 2 года назад

An old Serbian proverb says: The battle is not led by powerful weapons, but the battle is led by the heart of the hero. Sorry, we didn't know it was invisible.

@smcitex1 2 года назад

Yes, but serbs are not hero in 90's. Just garbage.

@r0flhax0r 2 года назад

Dropping that Flyer was such a bold move. Love it!

@mrbullet3884 2 года назад

Yep, you still lost Kosovo which is independent today

@r0flhax0r 2 года назад

@@mrbullet3884 That mindset is exactly why we had a war in the first place.

@mrbullet3884 2 года назад

@@r0flhax0r The only reason we had war in 90s is because your serb mindset. Dont worry you can enter Republic of Kosovo,but only as a tourist and with a passport

@Cynd3r_ Год назад

PLEASE do more videos with Operation Allied Force! I love your content and would love to see that conflict covered in depth!

@donisthatcool Год назад

Please do this. I was a child at Aviano air base when Allied Force popped off. I would love to learn more about it without having my parents having to relive through it, as it was very traumatic for them both.

@lucasfeliphe7028 Год назад

What some people in the comments session forget, is that it was a command decision that the same flight paths be flown. The F-117 also participated in the second invasion of Iraq, and today is apparently a LO/VLO test/"aggressor" aircraft.

@fpsserbia6570 9 месяцев назад

in my opinion it was shot down because they were surprised with a snick attack by serbian SAM battery, which was not position in any formation or protecting any specific object so they did not expect to be shot at from that position, with all SAM Yugoslavia could protect only around 30% of their territory and Yugoslav aircrafts were not serviced and pilots without any experience so USA did not feel threaten by that

@lexprontera8325 8 месяцев назад

@@fpsserbia6570 True, true, and true (as far as I know). There was a joke at the time: "The Yugoslav air defense is like a G-string - it covers a tiny patch of territory and can't hope to defend it."

@fpsserbia6570 8 месяцев назад

@@lexprontera8325 everyone knew that, and when i say 30% i meant not overlapping SAMs but streching them as much as you could, i mean they showed a map of SAMs position during the war and even they said it was ridiculous, because SAMs system should be overlapping so they can protect each other and also work together with planes and that is how you get advantage over enemies even with older equipment but they couldn't confirme 100% which plane is enemy and which is friendly and they couldn't protect other SAM battery Lack of ammunition, trained military personnel, lack of equipment and bad maintained equipment was to much for the generals to deal with, many even newer migs 29 had problems with malfunctioning, you could imagine what shit show would be with old mig 21 and s 75 dvina, SAM from late 50s aginst most powerful alliance on the world Everyone was aware that if land invasion start, holding a line won't be an option, because Serbia in that time probably even know have bad logistic i know that from soldiers who served on the border with Albania they often didn't have enought ammunition, bombs, mines, even FOOD and WATER, yea a lot fo rpoblems with logistic happened because of NATO bombing and KLA insurgency They are trying to fix that now, but in order to succeed we would need a budget to be around 5+ billions We have 25 000 soldiera now, in that time over 100 000 soldiers were only in Kosovo I find it funny when today i hear someone say, our army should go in Kosovo, i always say " What army"

@Ixa1710 2 года назад

I was 9 years old when this happened, I was in a shelter with my parents in Belgrade and remember the news when this plane came down. Amazing documentary mate, very well done!

@Milutin958 Год назад

Пиши својим писмом "Србине"!!!

@Skousen77 Год назад

Sorry what US (NATO) did to you and your country.

@nolkerss Год назад

@@Skousen77 cry genocide denier

@sututututututu9977 Год назад

@@Skousen77 its rare to hear someone say that

@lukav3509 Год назад

@@Skousen77 bomb us to hell

@rascality9714 2 года назад

"Flying the same flightpath" They didn't learn from Operation Linebacker I guess.

@12what34the 2 года назад

Holy shit is this an education? 😳

@Neal_Schier 2 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking. That was a lesson one should have never forgotten.

@igor7195 2 года назад

It was bad excuse

@I_Cunt_Spell 2 года назад

F-117 use(d) a recorded (via computers) pre-flight path which pilot just oversees (autopilot does the actual flying), and he (the pilot) only takes complete control when it's close to target to release the ordinance.

@slothmageminigun7908 Год назад

Your description of Zelko reminded me of that scene in How To Train Your Dragon when Hiccup shoots down a Night Fury. Funny resemblance

@gl55122 Год назад

Great work!

@arthunterns Год назад

I remember Wesley Clark, and his "collateral damage" phrase, every time they shot civilians.

@beyondrecall9446 Год назад

They even bombed an open-air marketplace, full of people buying groceries, and with cluster munitions. But it's fine cos NATO is a defensive alliance.. from wiki: The bombing caused damage to bridges, roads and railway tracks, as well as to 25,000 homes, 69 schools and 176 cultural monuments.[180] Furthemore, 19 hospitals and 20 health centers were damaged, including the University Hospital Center Dr Dragiša Mišović.[181][182] NATO bombing also resulted in the damaging of medieval monuments, such as Gračanica Monastery, the Patriarchate of Peć and the Visoki Dečani, which are on the UNESCO's World Heritage list today.[183] The Avala Tower, one of the most popular symbols of Belgrade, Serbia's capital, was destroyed during the bombing As for that bomb bay door narrative, which has been widely accepted and told again and again. I don't know how do you justify the second one hit? again wiki: American sources state that a second F-117 was targeted and damaged during the campaign, allegedly on 30 April 1999. The aircraft returned to Spangdahlem base, but it supposedly never flew again. However, the USAF continued to use the F-117 during Allied Force

@ColoradoStreaming Год назад

"Collateral damage" is an outdated term. We call them 'Insurgents' now.

@predragjo5977 Месяц назад

Exactly. It is a collateral damage when NATO does it but it is a genocide and a war crime when someone else does it.

@Dule93ns 2 года назад

There was a slogan after shooting down that F-117 that says "Sorry, we didn't know it was invisible" :D great vid as always btw

@Joe-kx7bl 2 года назад

That shit was so outdated they shouldn’t jerk off on their faces that bad. Early 80’s tech. Let me see you shoot down an f22 or f35? I think not.

@georgea.567 2 года назад

@@Joe-kx7bl Shot down by even more obsolete radar.

@_monti142 2 года назад

@@Joe-kx7bl hopefully one day we indeed join nato and have F-35s, no need to shoot down then :)

@Dule93ns 2 года назад

@Joe Sure, early 80's tech shot down by a missile designed in 1950's. Mby not a big deal but it was great for morale when you are getting bombed every night by an vastly overpowered foe. I honestly hope you never have to experience that friend :).

@XAVINJO 2 года назад

@@Joe-kx7bl Why ? They are fall by thereselfs without any help from other sources 🤣😂

@ziqqqqqqq 3 месяца назад

It is kinda fascinating how air engagement have been from ww2 to modern... I hope there is more fight analysis like this👍

@TonyStark-uu9us Год назад

Incredible video ...

@sodog44 2 года назад

The trolling they did after was purely epic. "We're sorry, we thought it was invisible" leaflets appeared soon after, and they caused a ton of humiliation to the US Air Force.

@astragenastro6306 2 года назад

It was actually "Sorry, we didn't know it was invisible."

@Weeboslav 2 года назад

There was also building of dummy tanks,artillery and even planes out of cardboard and wood with microwave in it. Apparently,it was enough for NATO's IR sensors to misinterpret it as an actual valid targets

@BlindingGlow 2 года назад

"Humiliation" yeah as they wipe their tears with dollar bills. lol

@jorgoasparuhov4131 2 года назад

It was actually We're sorry, we thought that we are Gods of the earth, we American fascists, but obviously we are not, the end of our American fascist cowboy empire is coming.

@Dallasbird1975 2 года назад

🤣😄😁😂😂

@lecco666 2 года назад

Love the fact the 2 protagonists are firm friends.

@Frostensen 2 года назад

It is actually very sad and displays a certain Serbian naivety and lack of character and respect for his fellow country men (something we are famous for as well as being stupidly righteous ). That and other American bombers killed (documented) working people commuting to work, killed children, teachers, doctors. They aimed mostly civilian targets across the country because the military's was mostly in the woods or in underhill forest bunkers. However this soldire\s family wasn't killed so he took it lighthearted with out giving much thought about his neighbors and countrymen who died very possibly from the hand of that man.

@randombrit4504 2 года назад

@@Frostensen Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. Dresden learnt that.

@javarisjamarjavarison-lama2684 2 года назад

@@randombrit4504 stop implying all of the civilians somehow "sowed the wind", stfu

@Dilley_G45 2 года назад

@@randombrit4504 shut up you piece of tr@$. Dresden was @uschwitz by Air

@connorlundquist3723 2 года назад

War is a collateral mess that’s why it’s never good

@RickyBobbyNASCARLOVER 16 дней назад

Serbian guy controlling the SAM battery was incredibly talented

@valerapopovich4135 5 месяцев назад

Very well presented. I can confirm that SAM operator was obsessed with catching stealth aircraft to the point that he was consulting on several occasions with the actual engeneer of his SAM battery in Russia seeking advice. They had a documentary about it with both man (they also became friends). Happy for the pilot and glad they are freinds too. Real military professionals have mutual respect. May all troops be safe🙏

@freee8838 2 года назад

BIG FACTUAL ERROR: Yugoslavia existed back then and it included both Serbia and Montenegro, both bombed. So nato didn't bomb former Yugoslavia it bombed Yugoslavia and in doing so it was breaking the international law. Later, they made a nato base in Kosovo and allowed the separatism of Kosovo and then recognized it as independent.

@igor7195 2 года назад

It was Federation of Serbia and Montenegro.

@silentn80 2 года назад

Савезна Република Југославија (1992-2003)

@mitsos306ify 2 года назад

Well said!

@arisdelis1 2 года назад

In addition to the above...the War Criminals Bill Clinton, Wesley Clark, William Cohen, Madeline Korbel(Czech Jew Saved from gas chamber by Partisan Serbs) aka Madeline Albright...bombed Belgrade murdering innocent civilians...

@rockrollking9997 Год назад

@zobblewobble1770 2 года назад

Ive heard about this story, but had not heard that the same SAM operator managed to damage another F117 afterwards. I’m impressed

@MrDomingo55 2 года назад

That SAM unit had the advantage over other units in that it was not assigned to defend any particular locality but was free to move around daily. That made it less risky for the crew and enemy could not tell where they may be at any one time. That made them more effective.

@goranstojanov1160 2 года назад

Well that calim was consatntly said BUT USA,NATO and its rbainles minions on internet cosnantly satted how its ALL SERBIA PROPAGANDA.Now i think USA officialy released the documents where hey confirmed that it was damaged and planes down.Atcualy tehre were bunhc MORE F-16 that were downed than reported wich several survivors from military cosnattly repeted and stated but the thing is there was nevr full solid proof henc ewhy the only way to now is if USA continues to declasify or people from thse time sstart talking.

@robrob9050 2 года назад

Static means always death

@igi2459 2 года назад

@@MrDomingo55 You mean good planing in advance - preparation of several reserve positions and constant change of your positon to avoid to be destroyes - NATO spend a lot of effort and power to find and destroy Zoltan AA unit after this. Just FYI, all Yugoslav Air Bases have at least one functional runaway during NATO agresion and most of airplains survived 78 days of bombing...

@pupinpupin9307 2 года назад

@C. V. Serbia destroyed 104 NATO airplanes. lost factories, hospitals, power grid, bridges..only 5(five) t55 tanks, 4 mig 29, 2500 civillians and soldiers ...NATO was impotent as it is now.

@martindakalovic378 Год назад

Ja sam to gledao uživo sa 25 km udaljenosti. Bile su dve Neve, prva je promašila. Druga je uletela u oblak i najednom je oblak zasvetleo jakom svetlošću. Jarko žuta i narndžasta boja plamena su se smenjivale. Nakon nekih desetak sekundi su počeli iz oblaka padati zapaljeni delovi aviona. Sutra smo saznali da je to bio STELT F-117.

@warrior5431 Год назад

Taj avion je nevidljiv samo za radare golim okom ga se.moze vidjet

@rldabomb33 3 месяца назад

i worked on the EA6B prowlers good to hear recognition on the airplane..

@ItsNotJustRice 2 года назад

The odd friendship is actually kind of inspiring. Never heard this story before, wild.

@abc-eq9so 2 года назад

You have the full documentary with them on iTunes. Called The second Metting.

@otacaritmije7953 Год назад

I served as an operator on an S-125 Neva (SA-3 Goa) and as a courier to the commanding officer in the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade. One of my duties was to maintain the memorial room in the brigade headquarters which holds the F117 parts, ejection seat, Colonel Zelkos kit, tail wing of F16, national hero medal and other items. It was an honor to serve with those men.

@florin3161 Год назад

hi ther is a story less known about also shuting down one B2 and ther is forest were suposedly felt... and can been seen one some hills... is this true or...not that much...i find once in forum...

@cnnr441 Год назад

@@florin3161 no b2 has ever been shot down Only one lost was the single one that crashed

@husainibnrosyid1234 Год назад

u sounds very proud for the invasion on Yugoslavia by NATO

@Matlockization Год назад

A hero to America & the freedom loving people of the world.

@Matlockization Год назад

@@husainibnrosyid1234 NATO never invaded greater serbia. But russia invaded Ukraine.

@muzikizfun Год назад

The biggest obstacle to success is thinking and attitudes that become stagnant. The fact that the aircraft remained stealthy until the bomb bay doors were opened should be a point learned by the current generation of stealth aircraft. The doors on the F-22 open and close very quickly, not sure if the F-35 is as quick.

@gabrielzhu 9 месяцев назад

Good job 👍

@RealPunkie 2 года назад

Story of Zoltán Dani and his team is an excellent one! He makes hungarians and serbians equally proud.

@asintonic 2 года назад

Hmmm you got me intrigued... i will find the book.

@Frostensen 2 года назад

No, it makes us embarrassed. This guy and most others targeted mostly civilians on their way to work, at hospitals, tv stations, killed children sitting on their little stool pots. They couldn't really get the military because it was hidden in forests and underhill forest bunkers. So anyway, this guy didn't loose anyone so it was ok for him to befriend someone killing his neighbors. Shows a certain Serbian lack of character and respect for himself as well as others (which is something Serbs are known for, except being stupidly righteous)

@pedjaalbijanic7259 2 года назад

@@asintonic You might have it on Amazon, name ,,Nighthawk down‚‚ wrote by coll. Slaviša Golubović, who was a officer member of 3th squadron of 250 SAM brigade.

@pedjaalbijanic7259 2 года назад

His mama are Romanian and father Hungarian nationality. And he is A Federal Republic of Yugoslavia army (VJ) officer.

@lajossimon6371 2 года назад

@@pedjaalbijanic7259 His Mother language is Hungarian . And he is proud of that. I think his mother is not Romanian . She is Hungarian .

@mwethereld 2 года назад

Awesome, another quality produced video. Love watching them. Combines my love of military tactical overlay and history. thanks!

@buzzkillington1602 2 года назад

@@militavia-air-defense-aircraft exactly. Most of the stuff is incorrect

@DEAR7340 Месяц назад

I spent some time there, on business, a few years after the war. The local account that I received was that the F-117 was being shadowed by an Orao fighter and that the SAM battery couldn't lock onto the F-117. Allegedly, the Orao pilot closed the distance to the F-117 and told the SAM commander to target him in order to down the F-117. It makes a good story.

@vosa88vosa Год назад

Back in `99 I was in 4th class of elementary school born88.I remember when alarm shakeup sirens start.I remember like yesterday I played Driver game on brand new Sony Playstation,and finaly complete one difficult mision (need 3 days to complete mision),and countinue playing,when alarm sirens start my parents quickly plug off Sony console and take me to the bassement and I not save game to memory card.I was craying like a baby..

@dumptrump3788 2 года назад

F117 were NOT "Invisible to radar", they were "Low Observable" & were at risk if not assisted by radar jamming & counter battery fire. This mission should have been scrubbed when the anti missile battery & radar jammers failed to get airborne.

@dellawrence4323 2 года назад

But the Americans said they were "invisible" were they lying again?

@jm6841 2 года назад

@@dellawrence4323 found the Russian bot (seriously)

@2639theboss 2 года назад

@@dellawrence4323 They might have thought that they were; but as radar and counter radar have evolved, theyve learned that may not be the case. Not sure what point youre trying to prove. Titanic was unsinkable, the british navy was invincible until the hood exploded, carriers were for scouting and nothing more.....historical hindsight makes everyone look like a genuis.

@benn454 2 года назад

@@dellawrence4323 Of course they were lying. They wanted their enemies to THINK it was invisible. It's called disinformation.

@jtgd 2 года назад

@@dellawrence4323 says the “brit”

@fefe2044 2 года назад

I always wondered how the Serbs were able to bring down a nighthawk. Very interesting video, as usual. You should do another for the Battle of Cape Matapan as well!

@csongi6 2 года назад

The Serbs nowise, Dani Zoltan is hungarian :)

@neznamdeteram9494 2 года назад

Not only 1. They hit 2 f117 , but gouverment never tell that because Serbia take money from America after war.

@neznamdeteram9494 2 года назад

@@csongi6 yes ,but born im Serbia. Its Like u say some black solder from America is African

@csongi6 2 года назад

@@neznamdeteram9494 You wrong, he born in Yugoslavia

@Sky_Guy 2 года назад

@@militavia-air-defense-aircraft I thought you were trolling, but your videos are actually very informative! You should try to contact The Operations Room, I'm sure he'd like to pin a comment or something with your corrections!

@sulyokpeter3941 Год назад

Being in a stealth airplane of fighter jet doesnt mean you are inivisible. When I was reading and reading a lot of this stuffs how radars work and stealth works I was already know that you cant be invisible to radars. You just cant do it. Your aircaft shape, design, altitude etc etc can make it hard to track you and lock on you, but you will never be invisible.

@bradhobbs6196 Год назад

Worked for a while with the guy that was his wingman that mission - he was generally tight lipped about the incident, but did say that that was the third consecutive night flying the exact same profile. He also told a tale of an epsiode of losing IFF near Aviano, and opening the bay doors so radar could see them. On a visit in Germany, also got a chance to speak to former East German SAM operators, that related that the radars were not their only trick - and when the attack angle/route of the targets was known of surmised. they often used visual tracking before turning on the trackers at the last moment, when it was too late for the targets to evade. They mentioned that it was one of their highest percentage tactics (exercise scoring).

@stupidburp Год назад

Optical targeting is becoming increasingly sophisticated and capable. AI monitoring huge camera networks and flagging items of interest in live video feeds is already a thing. Optical sensors can see quite far under some conditions. Could soon be a more challenging environment for stealth aircraft.

@vanetu1 Год назад

They wait airplane to came in cone of 15 to 10 km from SAM battery, in that zone there is no way to escape missile, now they use Pantcirs but tactic is the same, old S125 got new thermovisions for passive scanning the sky.

@MrAurelius1966 6 месяцев назад

Bay doors were never opened. That is a USAF LIE to justify a clean shot. And it was the second night not the third. Again deliberate lie.

@Avofan Год назад

This shows how important the Prowler was when it was in service. Highly underrated aircraft and it doesn't fly for the Air Force.

@madgavin7568 Год назад

All things considered it was probably a mistake for the US Air Force to retire the EF-111 Raven so early.

@madgavin7568 Год назад

@Natan Irrelevant nonsense.

@beyondrecall9446 Год назад

but, it was not so needed because the radars were always off... Only when they knew that there was an airspace breach (Anti-Air people who served told me that they could tell by the sound it the plane is coming at you or is making a turn or whatever.. The radars were allowed to be turned on for 18 seconds to aoid detection. The Anti-Air part of the army had insignificant losses and there was hardly a piece of movable equipment hit. In fact, they were all dummies and NATO found that out after boasting of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles hit. That hurt so they turned to civilian targets because they had to justify it all somehow. When the first peacekeepers entered Serbia, they reported 16 tanks destroyed.. Serbia to comply and leave the territory that was internationally recognized as Serbian sovereign territory. They even bombed an open-air marketplace, full of people buying groceries, and with cluster munitions. But it's fine cos NATO is a defensive alliance.. from wiki: The bombing caused damage to bridges, roads and railway tracks, as well as to 25,000 homes, 69 schools and 176 cultural monuments.[180] Furthemore, 19 hospitals and 20 health centers were damaged, including the University Hospital Center Dr Dragiša Mišović.[181][182] NATO bombing also resulted in the damaging of medieval monuments, such as Gračanica Monastery, the Patriarchate of Peć and the Visoki Dečani, which are on the UNESCO's World Heritage list today.[183] The Avala Tower, one of the most popular symbols of Belgrade, Serbia's capital, was destroyed during the bombing As for that bomb bay door narrative, which has been widely accepted and told again and again. I donlt know how do you justify the second one hit? again wiki: American sources state that a second F-117 was targeted and damaged during the campaign, allegedly on 30 April 1999. The aircraft returned to Spangdahlem base, but it supposedly never flew again. However, the USAF continued to use the F-117 during Allied Force.

@bruceyung70 Год назад

The two meeting after the war and becoming friends. Nice.

@Killacam1992 2 года назад

The pilot and the SAM commander met and became friends?? Man that is incredible. Just goes to show you how most people are good hearted and want the same thing.

@dzonikg 2 года назад

American pilot actually come with his whole family in Serbia multiply times to him and his family so both family hang out together and their kids play together,and also Serbian SAM commander with his family and kids visited him in USA

@Killacam1992 2 года назад

@@dzonikg truly an amazing story.

@ivanpetrovic1951 Год назад

There is a documentary movie about that, name is "the second meeting"

@mijodragvujosevic5544 5 месяцев назад

@@dzonikg to pokazuje u kakvom jadnom sistemu vazalnom zivimo.To sto je taj pilot bio u Srb i snimao film itd..To nikada nije smelo da se dogodi da covek koji je ubijao narod po Srbiji i bacao bombe dodje i ovde prodje bez ikakavih sankcija.Sramota za nas i nasu drzavu.

@Miller2537 2 года назад

I remember when this happened, didn't believe it until I saw the wreckage of the plane on television. Contrary to popular belief, stealth aircraft are not invisible, just incredibly difficult to detect.

@RenKnight347 2 года назад

As long as the weapons bay/landing gear doors remain closed, they are indeed difficult to detect.

@bogdagt Год назад

@@RenKnight347 It has nothing to do with bay doors. Its radar reflection is smaller with the distance, its not invisible dumbass. On a close range it is visible just as any other aircraft.

@mrobocop1666 Год назад

Modern SAM systems are designed to detect stealth aircrafts

@jurajsintaj6644 Год назад

@@mrobocop1666 depends, and they are better than detecting stealth aircraft because they are better at detecting aircraft in general

@beyondrecall9446 Год назад

@@RenKnight347 The bomb bay narrative has been so widely accepted but, what do you say about the secon F117 hit, wih closed bomb bay doors?

@jonathonnolan2195 Год назад

I think this incident was the inspiration for Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

@wysoft 7 месяцев назад

Even that "old obsolete hardware" can still be a real threat when you put it in the hands of the rare guy who knows its ins and outs like the back of his hand, and even has a few of his very own tricks up his sleeve. The accounts I've read of the shootdown all state that Dani's battery drilled constantly and were on the top of their game, commanded by that rare guy that knows exactly how to use their gear. The obsessive level to which Dani's crew studied their NATO targets and had their own radar tunings for detecting hard to track aircraft, shows that he took his job as their commander very seriously.

@stevenmacdonald9619 2 года назад

I always love it when former combatants are able to meet and form a friendship, It is the most humane part of war. Thank you for sharing this story, as well as you always do, Operations Room.

@laonda5673 2 года назад

I believe its a shame that serbia and the US fought each other, after all they were on the same side in both world wars, while the albanians that the US along with NATO supported were on the side of the germans in both world wars.

@59vlada 2 года назад

@@laonda5673 That tells you which side is the US on now, doesn't it? It's not a secret that the big capital of both, US and UK, financed Hitler. A Texan that now fights for Donbas says: US today is full of "good Germans". Btw they didn't fight each other, US/NATO attacked Serbia.

@Strasnilo 2 года назад

Very touching. He should have shown the American what he had destroyed and how many innocent people he had killed.

@stevenmacdonald9619 2 года назад

@@Strasnilo Most humans do not need a guide rope to the destruction caused by warfare. You are patronising to think, we don't in our own minds, count the cost. Even the way you write 'very touching' is almost sarcasm. So maybe you need to understand your own motivations first? These are the kinds of statements I would expect from A.I in it's infancy, and how rude it will be to people of experience and intelligence. A bit like the way youth speak to their elders in today's world.

@Strasnilo 2 года назад

@@stevenmacdonald9619 You are not sorry for the innocent Serbian victims.

@thesmallestfeller 2 года назад

Always cool when old war adversaries meet after the war and become friends. Seen a bunch of American and German WW2 soldiers and pilots that got along great years after the war was over.

@sinisa7772 2 года назад

Zločinac došao da pita koliko je djece ubio, nacista, kako ga nije sramota, a to je demokratija američka, Sirija, Afganistan, Irak, Libija, Jemen itd. Milioni nedužnih ljudi ste pobili...

@user-jf7rm4wd1i 2 года назад

We are not friends,come again

@rockrollking9997 Год назад

@truereaper4572 Год назад

@@user-jf7rm4wd1i loser

@TreyVaswal 4 месяца назад

I remember watching the US network coverage of the footage from the crash site as the fire still burned. Immediately knew for sure it was an F-117 from the distinct sawtooth outline of the cockpit front edge backlit against the fires. Nothing else of the world has that.

@lucae6817 Год назад

I didn‘t knew this version. Always heard the one with 3 different radar stations and a mig shooting down the nighthawk

@Bootneck-RMC 2 года назад

Another well researched, produced and very well edited video about something that very few people knew about from The Operations Room. 👏👏👏👏👍

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@clarencesarion4854 2 года назад

Great video as always! If I can make a suggestion for another Naval Operations video, it’s a rather simple one but a video about the sinking of the Yamato would be cool. When she under the waves it marked the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy in WW2, and the fact that they tasked TF 58 to hunt her down was even cooler.

@rockrollking9997 Год назад

@AK-ky3ou 10 месяцев назад

How do helicopters get passed the radar? Are they going low as hell? Wouldn’t the sound alert nearby Serbian search parties?

@chebochevato8336 Год назад

Wow. Thays awesome they actually met and struck up a friendship. Thats mutual respect right there..

@timalexander7758 2 года назад

Fantastic job again! Always look forward to new installments! Thank you!

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Thanks again!

@tomh.7895 2 года назад

These videos are incredible. Thank you for making them.

@ferdrew1809 Год назад

Great lesson learned... ☝️☝️☝️

@urethracrawler115 Год назад

We are truly *_sorry_* since *_we didn't know it was invisible_*

@ConfusedGeriatric 2 года назад

Really cool video and very well explained, loved the graphics! Thank you mate 😁

@Jonathan_Strange Год назад

Great story, well animated and narrated. Thanks. I enjoyed it!

@bradfallin2698 Год назад

I was on the KC-135R tanker that night taking refueling photos with an IR intensifier.

@marniusvanderlubbe Год назад

please don't interrupt my ethic cleansing

@Filip1389_ Год назад

You should learn the history of the Balkans before commenting. Otherwise you look like a moron.

@MeatSnacks Год назад

@@Filip1389_ Yeah, you do look like a moron you slimy little troglodyte.

@ThePointlessBox_ 4 месяца назад

you have no idea what you're talking about

@conspiracyscholor7866 7 дней назад

@@ThePointlessBox_ Anybody America doesn't like does "ethnic cleansing." Strange, huh?

@gloverfox9135 2 дня назад

@@ThePointlessBox_he’s correct

@cobeer1768 2 года назад

Ive started looking forward to these. Thank you

@ISAF_Ace 2 года назад

Good to know neither holds grudges, I like to imagine that they always tell that story at pubs “I met this guy after he shot me down with soviet missiles” it always going to be a captivating opener

@xabre9995 Месяц назад

Interesting to see where the inspiration for 'Behind Enemy Lines' came from.

@adamweaving4122 Год назад

A good operation room video would be the shootdown and the TRAP rescue of Capt Scott Grady, Call sign (Basher 31) during the Bosnian campaign in 1994

@Seraph10101 2 года назад

'The two men remain friends to this day.' True professionals

@Statek63 2 года назад

Yes - and they happily lived ever after...

@Gannen 2 года назад

Was 9 years old back then, they bombed our city too (Subotica) on top of the country, March 24 is actually my birthday and bombs started to shake the ground on the exact minute of my birthday too, 5 minutes before 8 pm. Btw i dont remember it bein harsh weather that day since we as kids were outside playing and were instructed by our parents to get inside.

@imranabbas111 Год назад

The fact that an Old Soviet Radar could detect a Stealth Bomber is just insane.

@1GTX1 Год назад

P 18 radar was made in 1970 while S-300 was introduced in 1978. 44 year old Soviet S-300 system is similar to US Patriot air defense system that is still in use by USA in 2022, it puts things into perspective. P-18 radar was only 13 years older than the US stealth bomber.

@Linki8uu Год назад

Also the 117 nighthawk is a fighter that’s what the F designation means at the beginning not trying to be rude just pointing something our

@imranabbas111 Год назад

@@Linki8uu What type of fighter was it that it didn't even had a radar. Fighters of that time had best radars available to them. It was a stealth bomber as per U.S Military.

@thatguyouturwindow6688 Год назад

@@Linki8uu it was a bomber, the fighter designation was really just a way to scare the world

@Testimony_Of_JTF Год назад

Did you watch the video?

@AzureKaioshin Год назад

Wow, the guy who shot down his plane is now friends with the guy he shot down, that's a twist of fate I thought I'd never see.

@pushing2throttles 2 года назад

Operations room... said it before and I'm saying it again here and now: one of the best RU-vid channels, period!

@Rob-uy9dx 2 года назад

I continually find it amazing how soldiers from opposing sides are able to meet up after the war and become friends.

@PerfidiousPuffin 2 года назад

It's typically not personal (unless one side engaged in atrocities). And they have a shared experience.

@dextercochran4916 2 года назад

Soldiers usually don't hate other soldiers. Whichever side they are on, orders are orders. Both of these guys was just doing their job.

@quantumtacos 2 года назад

Opposing soldiers on a battlefield have much more in common with each other than either of them has in common with the top command who sent them there.

@joedoe2407 6 месяцев назад

It's amazingly moronic to be willing to fight and die for your master, but not for yourself.

@Angelo-Angelo- Год назад

This was one of the greatest victory for Yugoslavia ..because parts and fuselage were sent to Rusia..great history.

@lukycharms9970 Год назад

It’s crazy how such a violent collision between two men can lead to a friendship years later. It’s crazy how often that seems to happen which seems to show just how none of what happens during war is personal and they’re both 2 similar people who have been thrust against each other with no personal hatred for each other

@peter58peter Год назад

They r not similar. One is defending his house from lunatic which flies from far away to destroy it.

@chaosagent_0106 Год назад

@@peter58peter it's really not, it's guy doing his job(which is very immoral or amoral depends on one's view) when genociding freaks force him to go there and bomb the shit out of them to restrain them.

@clintwestwood3539 7 месяцев назад

Tbh Serbs are well known for hospitality and being friendly. I’m sorry that some people think something twisted about them when 30.000 out of 7.600.000 in 1990 went to war and over 20% of the 30.000 weren’t even Serbs inside the army. We should remember that one dictatorial government doesn’t represent a population, especially for facts that happened several generations ago.

@TheRealJustinDurbin 2 года назад

cant say im excited for the possibility of a next video being for something happening this year

@ZeroGamerAssassin 2 года назад

We getting Yugoslavia content? Let’s go hopefully we can get some Bosnia videos in the future if RU-vid would allow it

@TheWolfDude91 2 года назад

RU-vid wouldn't notice it unless some hater reports it.

@nikolakovac9445 2 года назад

Maybe, let’s get some western countries videos in the future 😂

@jackryan444 Год назад

Hell of a way to meet a friend.

@TACTICALJAYM 7 месяцев назад

Serbians acting like it was the biggest feat in the history of serbia

@YeeYee.Living 6 месяцев назад

Because they're irrelevant so this was a big deal to them even though they're all poor

@user-qb4kk3lo2r 5 месяцев назад

@@YeeYee.Livingнебитан си ти па се лечиш са Србима.

@TACTICALJAYM 5 месяцев назад

@@YeeYee.Living ok good point, it’s like it Dominican Republic got a b29

@dannyzero692 4 месяца назад

I don't know if I should feel sad or laugh at them, they're just like Palestinians who can't get over their problems and move on.

@lau3067 2 года назад

Love the videos keep up the great work mate.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Thanks, will do!

@pharmdadfit 2 года назад

Excellent video like always. Thank you for preserving military history.

@caesar4880 Год назад

This was my favorite plane as a kid at the time this happened and I was impressed by the high technology and remember being a little upset when one of these was shot down and I seen the news report about it.

@Aviatorbass Год назад

I was there, and participated in the rescue efforts during a 12 hour ABCCC mission. Meeting Lt Col Zelko a year later was one of the biggest highlights of my career.

@zorilaz Год назад

You're a chick. Lol

@nickn6223 11 месяцев назад

The highlight of his career was changing his diaper that was full. LOL

@kenchen704 2 года назад

A chain of events, with luck, skill, and negligence, all resulting in the downing of the F117. Never underestimate your enemies.

@josephryan9230 2 года назад

Absolutely. Particularly in Third World countries, where we think our technology and superior firepower are sufficient to win the day. The U.S. Army has had some very close calls as a result of this, to include Ia Drang Valley (1965), Mogadishu (1993) and Niger (2017).

@igor7195 2 года назад

@@josephryan9230 Serbia was second world country back then,now i would say that it is 8th world.

@josephryan9230 2 года назад

@@igor7195 I'm sorry to hear that about Serbia. I thought things had been getting better there over time.

@hachi4691 2 года назад

@@josephryan9230 Nowhere is better after USA intervention.

@josephryan9230 2 года назад

@@hachi4691 I definitely agree regarding Iraq and Afghanistan. Disagree regarding Kuwait.

@Alomoes 2 года назад

That was an impressive search and rescue mission. My god.

@vdanilo87 2 года назад

Trust me, it wasn't. Basically, Serbian army didn't want to engage. Land there is flat, you could see choppers from miles, could be easily downed. But army got order to not engage and let them pick up guy.

@Cardan011 2 года назад

Biggest worry for Serbian security services was if some drunken farmers got hold of the pilot, so pretty much buffer zone was made for US search and rescue teams and they were not interfered in rescuing the pilot.

@hotlinetech151 2 года назад

@@vdanilo87 Just curious, why did they decide not to engage?

@okie1011 Год назад

@@vdanilo87 source: trust me bro

@vradomir Год назад

@@hotlinetech151 This question haunts me since 1999 till today. I'm sure Serbian Army let this happen, was there some external intervention, fear of retaliation .... no idea. This bothers me because we were being pounded hard but when we have a chance to pound back - we didn't. More pissed at Serbian leadership than NATO/US. We also captured couple of US Army scouts in Kosovo and let them go via rev Jessie Jackson mediation. Sounds like our stupid leaders tried to suck up to our enemy rather than fight. I was unfortunately involved in this conflict and was disappointed in my homeland's Army and leaders as much I hated NATO for unprovoked attack.

@robinwilson2238 Год назад

When stealth was in its infancy! Stealth has come along ways since then, yet still a cat and mouse game.

@jaemaximumride Год назад

Great story!✔️

@stratochief99 2 года назад

I had the honor and privilege of meeting Dale Zelko when I was 17 and about to enter my first enlistment with the USAF. He came to Hill AFB to give a talk and share his experience of this shoot down. My dad found out and asked if I wanted to go. After his talk he did a meet and greet with the audience. I asked him if he had any advice for a young man about to enter military service and he told me, “never pass up any opportunity to learn or to train, even if it doesn’t sound fun.” I took that to heart and it made my 10 years in the Air Force so much better. Thank you, Col. Zelko.

@suncandan1 2 года назад

You are butchers,murderers! I was kid in 1999, vividly remember bombing and hiding in the basement in the house, actually you did not defeated VJ Yugoslavian army, you destroyed only 20 tanks and 10 migs, during 78 days of bombing, but when you start killing civilians and threatening of destroying dams, electrical grid, water pipe lines, we had no choice but to capitulate, your army by evil murderous only wins when kill civilians, in Cacak today Serbia your evil air forces killed five civilians near my house during attack on Sloboda company.You are bunch of thugs soulless individuals, child murderers , and wherever you show up you only bring death, misery and destruction, but there is hope for humanity soon you will be gone for good.You are gone economically and spiritually, empire of horror lies!!!!

@Matlockization Год назад

Zelko is an all America war hero.

@libertas5005 9 месяцев назад

The number of Serbs crying about the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia is directly proportional to the number of Serbs denying their army committed genocide in Bosnia against the Bosniak population.

@lexprontera8325 8 месяцев назад

@@libertas5005 1. Yes, to hell with chauvinists. 2. ...but seriously, why comment that HERE, where it has nothing to do with anything?

@clintwestwood3539 7 месяцев назад

@@libertas5005stop crying Ustase