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| 1999 F-16 shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Part of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia | |
 Tail and canopy of the shot-down F-16C AF with serial number 88-550 USAF 555 in Belgrade Aviation Museum, Serbia. | |
| Type | Aircraft shootdown[1] |
| Location | 44°40′40″N 19°39′05″E / 44.67778°N 19.65139°E |
| Target | NATO warplanes |
| Date | May 2, 1999 2:45 a.m. |
| Executed by | 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade |
On May 2, 1999, USAF officer and commander of the 555th Fighter Squadron David L. Goldfein was flying on a F-16 "Viper"[2] aircraft (callsign "Hammer 34")[3][4] with the goal of bombing Serbian surface-to-air missile sites near Novi Sad.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Dewitte, Lieven (May 1, 1999). "F-16 Fighting Falcon News: USAF F-16CG crashes over Yugoslavia". F-16.net. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Bolding, Grady (May 3, 2023). "Viper Down: The Rescue of an F-16 Pilot Over Serbia". Medium. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Haulman 2009, p. 8.
- ^ Losey, Stephen (May 6, 2016). "Behind enemy lines: The inside story of the heroes who rescued your next chief of staff". Air Force Times. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Losey, Stephen (June 10, 2019). "'Start finding me, boys:' inside the rescue of Lt. Col. Dave Goldfein". Air Force Times. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Haulman 2015, p. 15.
Sources
[edit]- Bibliography
- Dimitrijevic, Bojan B.; Draganić, Jovica (2021). Operation Allied Force, Vol. 1: Air War Over Serbia, 1999. Europe at War. Helion. ISBN 978-1-914-05918-6.
- Works
- Haulman, Daniel L. (October 5, 2009). "Manned Aircraft Losses Over the Former Yugoslavia, 1994–1999" (PDF). Airmen at War. Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ——— (2015). "The U.S. Air Force in the Air War Over Serbia, 1999" (PDF). Air Power History. 62 (2). Air Force Historical Foundation: 6–21. JSTOR 26276597.