On This Day
Historical events that occurred on this date throughout the centuries
3 recorded eventsThe bombing of Aleksinac - the first civilian villages targeted
NATO missiles hit residential buildings in the town of Aleksinac. 5 civilians killed, including two children.
Read articleLieutenant Colonel Slobodan Perić — an unequal fight in the air
Lieutenant Colonel Slobodan Perić was killed on 27 March 1999 when his MiG-29 was shot down over Kosovo. He was the third Serbian pilot lost in just two days of fighting.
Read articleColonel Zoltán Dani — the man who shot down the invisible F-117
Colonel Zoltán Dani, commander of the 250th Air-Defence Missile Brigade, shot down the American "invisible" aircraft F-117 Nighthawk on 27 March 1999 — the first and only time in history that this ai…
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