On this day in 1999, during the 3rd night of NATO air strikes over Serbia, an F-117A Nighthawk has been shot down by a SA-3 missile battery whose technology was dating back to the 60's. It was a slap in a face for the United States and their stealthy technology which was defeated for the first time in ten years of operations. Very fortunately, the pilot managed to hide in a drainage ditch after he ejected. A helicopter combat search & rescue operation would peak him up in the early morning.

2007 , ADP , Advanced Design Programs , Air Tattoo , Angleterre , England , F-117 , F-117A , Fairford , Lockheed , Nighthawk , RIAT , Royal Air Tattoo , Royal International Air Tattoo , Royaume-Uni , Skunk Works , UK , United Kingdom

Exposure Time	1/1250 s
ApertureFNumber	f/8.0
ISO	320
Model	Canon EOS 30D
Lens	120.0-300.0 mm
Focal Length	420 mm
Date Time of Original	2007:07:14 11:47:55

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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2007, ADP, Advanced Design Programs, Air Tattoo, Angleterre, England, F-117, F-117A, Fairford, Lockheed, Nighthawk, RIAT, Royal Air Tattoo, Royal International Air Tattoo, Royaume-Uni, Skunk Works, UK, United Kingdom

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