List of NATO aircraft damaged and

List of NATO aircraft damaged and/or downed during the aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

This table was compiled by Djordje Pavicevic. His e-mail address is pavkens@EUnet.yu Please contact him if you have any information about new NATO losses or if you can add anything to the information already contained in this table. I and Djordje will try to update this table as frequently as possible. For the previous version of the table click here.

No.DayTimeLocationType of aircraft/Remarks

1.24.03.20:20Mt. Cicavica2.20:35near TitelNATO plane that was hit with an air to air missile fired by Mig-29 pilot Nebojsa Nikolic. Airplane crashed several minutes later

3.Mt. JastrebacGerman Tornado

4.near LazarevacOne NATO aircraft hit with an AA missile fired by a pilot Slobodan Peric. Further destiny of the plane is not known

5.21:30Kosovo

6.25.03.after midnightAdriatic seaAccording to Greek military sources, there were two registered "MAYDAY" calls from NATO aircraft

7.8.after midnightairfield Rajlovac, SarajevoEmergency landing of one F-15 spewing thick, white smoke

9.around 23:00Mt. Fruska GoraProbably an F/A-18 Hornet that crashed 11km south of Ruma

10.around 23:10Mt. Fruska GoraProbably an F/A-18 hornet that crashed 11km south of Ruma

11.before midnightarea between Pristina and Podujevo

12.26.03.17:20village Donja Trnova, 15km southwest of Bijeljina, Republic of SrpskaAmerican F-15E. Pilot was killed. The plane was probably shot down by a Mig-21.

13.27.03.around 1:00Mt. MaljenGerman Tornado. Crew ejected and landed in the vicinity of the village Konjevici, near Cacak, where they were captured

14.near Pec

15.around 3:00area between Vrutak and Kremna, near Uzice

16.around 3:20area between Vrutak and Kremna, near UziceSFOR helicopter with 22 soldiers on board. After a short gunfight with the Yugoslav infantry unit, helicopter was destroyed by Strela-2M portable SAM. No survivors.

17.north of SomborOne NATO airplane hit. No further information

18.before morningIon seaAccording to Greek military sources, there were three registered "MAYDAY" messages. One from Dutch F-16, one from American F-15 and a third from one French aircraft (probably Mirage 2000)

19.20.21.15:50Djeneral Jankovic, near Macedonian borderCanadian F/A-18 Hornet. Plane crashed on the Macedonian territory

22.around 17:00near Budjanovci

23.20:55BudjanovciF-117A, serial number HO AF 82/806. Pilot Cpt. Ken 'Wiz' Dwelle was rescued, according to NATO.

24.28.03.2:50region of UgljevikMost probably an American F-15. Pilot was killed. Some sources say that it was in fact an F-117!

25.after 3:00region of UgljevikSFOR helicopter HH-60 Pave Hawk with 12 soldiers on board. Only two crew members survived

26.Loznice regionPilot ejected

27.Gornji MilanovacPilot ejected

28.23:50Pristina

29.23:55Mt. Pastrik, near Prizrena

30.29.03.after midnightvillage Gakovo, near SomboraPossible UAV

31.after midnightnear Pale, Republic of SrpskaSome sources say that it was either F-15 or F-16, American. Pilot ejected but found dead later on. His neck was broken

32.30.03.around 1:00near VirpazarBritish Harrier. Pilot ejected but was soon captured

33.around 1:00near VirpazarWith the second missile, one aircraft that was in Harrier's escort was hit. No further information

34.16:30near VranjePilot ejected

35.before midnightPrizrenAirplane crashed on Mt. Sara (Sar Planina)

36.before midnightnear AleksinacUAV

37.31.03.eveningnear GnjilaneAircraft crashed in Macedonia

38.near Sirig, north of Novi SadGerman Tornado. Crew ejected and captured shortly after that

39.01.04.1:00Mt. Tara

40.around 1:30Mt. TaraTwo NATO (possibly SFOR) helicopters CH-53 Stallion with 58 crew members. No survivors

41.42.around 3:00airfield Pleso, ZagrebCrash-landing of one damaged F-117A

43.03.04.19:45Novi SadAircraft damaged during the attack on Novi Sad's bridge "Most Slobode". Airplane crashed near Stara Pazova. Pilot captured

44.before midnightBanja Luka regionOne F-16 seen over the town spewing thick, black smoke

45.04.04.before midnightnear UziceOne NATO aircraft damaged (most probably F/A-18 Hornet). Aircraft dropped two full fuel tanks and immediately after that, touched with one of its wings a power line. It is not known whether the plane crashed or not

46.05.04.eveningbetween Dolovo and Banatsko Novo Selo, near Pancevo

47.before midnightMt. Fruska GoraDuring the attack on Crveni Cot TV tower, one plane was downed. Pilot ejected and landed in the vicinity of village Remete. There are some informations that it is an F-117

48.before midnightNovi SadDuring the attack on Novi Sad's "Zezelj" bridge, one German Tornado was shot down. Crew ejected and was captured shortly after

49.06.04.after midnightPetrovaradinOne NATO plane downed. Pilot ejected near 'Pobeda' factory and was soon captured

50.after midnightPristinaNATO plane was hit while over the town. Aircraft crashed on Sara mountain, near Skopje

51.after midnightsouth of Fruska GoraTwo NATO search-and-rescue helicopters with soldiers on board

52.53.after midnightvillage Svinjare, near Kosovska Mitrovica

54.after midnightMt. Skopska Crna GoraTwo NATO SAR helicopters with 40 commandos on board. No survivors

55.56.after midnightYugoslav-Albanian border (Montenegro)NATO helicopter with 20 soldiers and one rescued pilot on board. No survivors

57.07.04.eveningnear PristinaOne NATO aircraft hit which headed in flames toward Macedonia. Near Mavrovo, one plane was seen in flames and after that, a powerful explosion was heard with a huge blast. It is assumed that the aircraft crashed

58.before midnightnear PristinaAmerican UAV Hunter

59.before midnightLjig

60.08.04.after midnightnear NisGerman Tornado. Crew captured

61.after midnightnear Kraljevo

62.10.04.15:45Suva Reka region

63.before midnightnear Nis

64.11.04.0:12Backi Brestovac, near CrvenkaF-16

65.before midnightKalesija, near TuzlaPilot killed

66.12.04.21:30village Osmaci, near TuzlaBritish Sea Harrier. Pilot killed. Aircraft was hit over Zrenjanin, where he dropped its fuel tanks

67.before midnightKosovoGerman UAV CL-289

68.13.04.after midnightnear Batajnica airfield

69.after midnightJabuka, north of Pancevo

70.after midnightnear GorazdePilot killed

71.after midnightvillage Kadijina Cesma, near Tuzla

72.after midnightBela Crkva, near Vrsac

73.14.04.after midnightKosovo PoljeGerman UAV CL-289

74.morningKosovoGerman UAV CL-289

75.after midnightYugoslav-Romanian borderTwo fuel tanks and several other F-15 parts found. No further information

76.10:00*Sirig, north of Novi SadPilot captured

77.10:05*near Belgrade

78.15.04.3:00Mt. Bjelasnica, Bosnia

79.near Priboj

80.19:30PodgoricaTornado. Airplane shot down by Lt. Zdravko Bankovic, with L70 Bofors. Aircraft crashed into Lake Skadar

81.19:35PodgoricaFrench Mirage 2000. Airplane shot down by Lt.. Zdravko Bankovic, with L70 Bofors. Plane crashed on Rumija mountain. Pilot ejected and captured shortly after

82.19:45near PodgoricaOne NATO aircraft shot down by soldier Predrag Dzonic with Strela-2M portable SAM. Pilot ejected and landed in the village of Kruse where he was captured

83.before midnightairfield Petrovec, SkopjeCrash-landing of one heavily damaged A-10. Plane was hit with two portable SAMs

84.16.04.around noonsouthern KosovoA-10 shot down by soldier Dragan Petrovic with portable SAM. Plane crashed on Macedonian territory, near the border post Debelde

85.17.04.11:00Milosev Do, near PrijepoljaProbably British Sea Harrier

86.16:30UrosevacAirplane crashed 4 km into Macedonian territory, near the village Tanusevci. It is assumed that the pilot was killed

87.22:10Cerevic, Fruska GoraSeveral structural parts of Tornado aircraft were found. Plane was hit and damaged and headed in flames, while spewing thick, black smoke toward Croatian airspace, where it probably crashed

88.18.04.2:00PristinaUAV

89.around 3:00Mt. PovlenOne Tornado was damaged. Aircraft headed toward Sarajevo airfield but crashed in the village Crvica, near Skelani, in Republic of Srpska

90.16:00PristinaBlew up while airborne. Most probably an F-16

92.16:03PristinaBlew up while airborne

93.19:00near PristinaPlane crashed on Mt. Cicavica

94.before midnightairfield Rajlovac, SarajevoCrash-landing of one Danish F-16. Plane was damaged by a SAM

95.before midnightnear TuzlaAmerican UAV Predator

96.22:30Jelovski Kamen, near Tetovo

97.19.04.after midnightvillage Jegunovce, near TetovoGerman UAV CL-289

98.23:00Mt. Veliki Jastrebac

99.around midnightMt. Veliki JastrebacNATO helicopter with rescue troops

100.23:15Urosevac

101.20.04.2:30Mt. Rudnik, Topola

102.3:15Mt. Rudnik, village Cumic

103.19:00Gornje Stanovce, near VucitrnUAV

104.before midnightnear BeocinTwo F-15 fuel tanks found filled with bullet holes

105.21.04.before midnightMt. Fruska GoraOne NATO plane damaged. Several parts were found. It is assumed that aircraft headed after that for Croatia where it most probably crashed

106.22.04.after midnightSonta, near ApatinAmerican UAV Predator

107.18:00KursumlijaWreckage found in town's vicinity

108.18:05KursumlijaWreckage found in Lebane region

109.23.04.14:00near PristinaOne NATO plane damaged. Several parts were found on the scene. While spewing thick, white smoke, aircraft headed for Albania where it most probably crashed

110.15:10Orlane, 15km northeast of Pristina

111.24.04.14:45PristinaCrashed near the village of Businje

112.before midnightnear PristinaCrashed near Laplje Selo

113.Boka KotorskaUAV

114.Mt. Kukavica, near LeskovacPilot captured

115.25.04.after midnightnear PristinaCrashed near the village of Lipovica

116.KosovoOne AH-64 Apache captured by Yugoslav army troops

117.26.04.12:50Novi SadOne NATO aircraft hit and damaged while in low level flight. Immediately after that, a thick black smoke started spewing out of it. It is assumed that the plane crashed outside of Yugoslav territory

118.22:0040 km northeast of TiranaAH-64 Apache. Crew escaped uninjured. Helicopter was probably hit during the attack on Kosare border post

119.27.04.1:45Mt. Fruska GoraOne damaged airplane dropped its payload near Croatian village Palaca, not far from Osijek

120.10:57near airfield Petrovec, Skopje

121.around 17:00near ProkupljePilot ejected and landed in the woods on Mt. Pasjaca, south of Prokuplje. Wreckage of the plane was found in the Jovine Livade region, on Mt. Pasjaca

122.around 18:00near ProkupljeWreckage found on the hill near Berilje

123.Mt. Zlatibor regionPilot ejected

124.28.04.around 14:00near PodgoricaPilot ejected

125.around 14:30near Berane

126.around midnightvillage Norovo, near Krusevo, MacedoniaCrew of two ejected and landed on top of the trees. Later on, NATO rescue unit picked them up

127.afternoonregion between villages of Velika Sabanta and Gornja PcelicaOne NATO plane hit and damaged while in low level flight. Aircraft dropped its payload and headed for Crni Vrh. No further information

128.29.04.region of Macedonian-Albanian border town DebarPlane crashed in Albanian territory

129.around 1:00hill Vodno, near SkopjePlane crashed in the woods of Mt. Vedro, near Skopje

130.around 1:40near ZemunAccording to stories of eyewitnesses, two NATO aircraft were shot down

131.132.after 11:00Samokov, 40 km southwest of SkopjeAccording to stories of eyewitnesses, the crew of two was found carbonized

133.around 16:05Pancevo regionAccording to eyewitnesses, two NATO planes crashed. Information was confirmed by local TV station Studio B. One pilot is believed to have ejected

134.135.village Bistrica, near Veles, MacedoniaAccording to eyewitnesses, one plane, spewing black smoke, dropped two missiles and headed behind the mountain. Immediately after that, a powerful explosion was heard from that direction so it is assumed that the plane crashed

136.30.04.south of Nis

137.around 23:15Grocka, 20 km southeast of BelgradeAccording to eyewitnesses, there was also a parachute seen

138.01.05.14:15Adriatic sea, 40 km from BrindisiAmerican USMC AV-8B. Pilot ejected and was soon rescued

139.02.05.around 2:05village Nakucani, southwest of SabacAmerican F-16CG. Pilot rescued, according to NATO

140.around 4:00village NakucaniTwo NATO helicopters with rescue troops

141.142.near airfield PetrovecCrash-landing of one A-10. Many eyewitnesses reported that the aircraft appeared to have serious damage to one of its engines (right engine relative to the pilot) and a wing. Several missiles were still attached to the underwing pylons, creating a danger of explosion and a panic among local residents. The pilot of the aircraft was reported to have been injured. Some 40 minutes after the crash, the aircraft was towed by a NATO vehicle to the Petrovec airport

143.03.05.21:45Novi SadDuring the attack on Novi Sad TV, one aircraft was hit and damaged. Shortly after that, a thick, black smoke started spewing out of it so it is assumed that the plane crashed in the vicinity

144.05.05.1:30Bajina BastaOne plane hit and damaged. Aircraft crashed on Bosnian territory

145.morning75 km northeast of TiranaAH-64 Apache. Pilot and gunner killed. NATO's classified report cited a SAM hit as a possible reason for the crash

146.12:10ValjevoOne NATO plane hit. According to some reports, pilot ejected

147.Lake OhridAccording to eyewitnesses, one craft crashed in Lake Ohrid. NATO forces later on, pulled the wreckage out of the water

148.06.05.before midnightPresevoUAV. Remains found in the area between Bujanovac and Presevo

149.07.05.14:35Novi SadOne NATO aircraft during the attack on Iriski Venac. Plane continued its flight toward Sabac, spewing black smoke

150.11.05.12:40Gruza, 15km southwest of KragujevacAircraft crashed on Gledicke mountain, between villages of Bajcetine and Cestina

151.12.05.village Vaksince, near KumanovoAccording to eyewitnesses, one out of four aircraft in formation, suddenly started losing altitude and with thick, black smoke spewing out of it, crashed

152.13.05.4:25near Nove PazoveOne plane hit and damaged. Aircraft then headed toward Dobanovci

153.around 12:00village Klokot, near VitinaFrench UAV CL-289

154.around 19:00village Biba, near UrosevacAmerican UAV Predator. Downing footage shown on Radio Television of Serbia

155.Mt. Mokra Gora, village Istok, 15km northeast of PecAmerican UAV made by Boeing Corporation

156.14.05.Mt. Rudnik regionTwo NATO aircraft hit. Immediately after that, they dropped their fuel tanks and headed toward Bosnian airspace

157.158.Djakovica regionAmerican A-10, after being hit by yugoslav air defense, crashed on Sara mountain, near Albanian border

159.around 19:00NisOne NATO aircraft hit. Pilot ejected and landed in the vicinity of village Brenice

160.16.05.KosovoGerman UAV CL-289

161.afternoonvillage Izvor, near Veles, MacedoniaOne NATO plane crashed not far from the village. Pilot ejected and was soon picked up by the helicopters near the place called Cuka. Incident reported and confirmed by numerous eyewitnesses and local police HQ.

162.17.05.Pester plateauAmerican UAV163.19.05.around 17:00village Talinovce, near UrosevacAmerican UAV Predator

164.around 19:00UrosevacUAV that crashed in the city area

165.20.05.around 2:00Odzaci

166.around 3:0025km south of BelgradeOne large NATO aircraft (possibly a bomber). Story confirmed by numerous eyewitnesses

167.around 3:00Two NATO jet fighters that were probably an escort for the bomber

168.169.3:35Gradiste, 22km east of NisProbably an F-16

170.around 3:30One NATO rescue helicopter with troops171.15:10airfield Slatina, PristinaUAV

Data that still needs to be classified (unknown either a date or a place of shot down):

•24.03. one NATO aircraft (some sources say F-117) was hit by an air to air missile fired by pilot Iljo Arizanov flying Mig-29 over Kosovo

•according to very reliable information, in the first two weeks, at least 4 German Tornadoes were shot down. The crew of one aircraft is know to have ejected and was captured shortly after, the crew of second Tornado was killed (it is possible that this is a Tornado that was shot down till 17:00 26.03. 12km south of Pancevo). Also, one German Tornado was shot down on 29.03. and the crew ejected (it is also possible that this Tornado is in fact the craft that was downed near the village of Gakovo)

•till 17:00 26.03. two UAVs were shot down, one 12 km south of Bogatic and the other one 4 km south of Orahovac

•one UAV was shot down on Sunday, 28.03. (possibly in the region of village Gakovo, near Sombor)

•till 17:00 26.03. at least one F-16C was shot down in air to air combat 7 km south of Pancevo. Military sources and some eyewitnesses say it was shot down by Yugoslav Mig-29. Another 4 F-16 were shot down by air defense units in the third wave of attacks. Informations confirmed by Russian Defense Ministry

•28/29.03. 2 NATO helicopters were shot down, most probably HH-60G

•till 17:00 26.03. 2 F/A-18 Hornets were shot down 11km south of Ruma

•one more A-10 shot down over Kosovo (date and place unknown)

•17.04. in the village of Rokci, near Aleksandrovac, wreckage of one F-16 was found

•several structural parts (the engine and armored plates) of one A-10 that was shot down over Kosovo on 02.05. were shown on Radio Television of Serbia (it may be the same A-10 that crash-landed on Petrovec airfield that same day)

•so far, 3 F-117A Night Hawks shot down (including the one in Budjanovci). Second F-117 downed by Mig-29

•02.05. around 14:30, over Umka, near Belgrade, two parachutes seen in the sky

This table was compiled by Djordje Pavicevic. His e-mail address is pavkens@EUnet.yu Please contact him if you have any information about new NATO losses or if you can add anything to the information already contained in this table. I and Djordje will try to update this table as frequently as possible. For the previous version of the table click here.

This table may not be a complete list of all reported losses, but this is the best I and my friends were able to come up with at this time. You should expect this list to be updated and corrected as often as possible. Also, if you can provide any reports of NATO losses not mentioned in this list - e-mail me and Djordje: pavkens@EUnet.yu. It is important that you include date, location, time, source of the original report, type of aircraft - basically, as much info as you have.