How the US got its pilots home after 2 of its most advanced jets were shot down within weeks of each other

Jun 21 2021 by Business Insider

 
F-16s on a combat air patrol mission for NATO Operation Allied Force, May 3, 1999.

US Air Force/Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen

In spring 1999, NATO began an air campaign against Serbian forces to end human-rights abuses in Kosovo. During the bombing, Serbian forces shot down two of the US's most advanced jets: an F-117 and an F-16. Both US pilots got home, thanks in large part to a unique team of US Air Force special operators. See more stories on Insider's business page.

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