On This Day
Historical events that occurred on this date throughout the centuries
5 recorded eventsThe Bombing of Podgorica - the First Victims in Montenegro
NATO missiles strike the airport and residential buildings in Podgorica. The first civilian victims in Montenegro - 3 civilians were killed.
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Major Zoran Radosavljević — the first pilot lost
Major Zoran Radosavljević was the first Serbian pilot killed in the NATO aggression of 1999. His MiG-29 was shot down on 26 March, the second day of the bombing, over Kosovo.
Read articleCaptain Predrag Milutinović — MiG-29 against the NATO armada
Captain Predrag Milutinović was killed on 26 March 1999 in aerial combat over Kosovo. He was one of two pilots lost on the second day of the war, symbolizing the unequal fight of the Serbian air forc…
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Zoran Radosavljević - the youngest MiG-29 pilot to die defending the skies of Serbia
Major Zoran Radosavljević was the youngest pilot to fly the MiG-29 fighter in Yugoslavia. On 26 March 1999 he died in aerial combat with NATO aviation. His last words were: "I'm escaping into the clo…
Read articleSlobodan Perić - the hero who survived the downing of a MiG-29 in 1999
Colonel Slobodan Perić was flying in a pair with Zoran Radosavljević when both aircraft were shot down on 26 March 1999. Perić successfully ejected and survived the war, but tragically died in a traf…
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