How a Nighthawk Was Shot Down

On 27th March, 1999 Lt. Col. Darrell Zelko from the USAF 49th Fighter Wing was on a bombing mission over Serbia in his F-117A Nighthawk as a part of the Operation Allied Force. His mission was to take out the enemy command center near Belgrade. Without any support aircraft that night, Zelko relied solely on the stealth capabilities of his Nighthawk. But below him, a Serbian SAM battery under the command of Lt. Col. Zoltan Dani, equipped with an obsolete Soviet-made S-125 Neva missile system was waiting. Hit join to become a member and get exclusive perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-f2WBfSCZiu0bOBydjot3w/join Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/yarnhub Check out our exclusive merch https://yarnhubstore.com Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/yarnhub-1087778019822813334 00:00 F-117 Nighthawk crosses the border 01:14 P-18 radar comes to life 02:44 Serbian missile defense 04:14 F-117 Nighthawk is hit 06:57 Hiding in the forest 08:47 Radio crackles to life 09:35 The flare is lit up 10:55 The only downed Nighthawk Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2024, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.