F-117 Stealth Fighter: How This Symbol of U.S. Air Power Was Beaten
On March 27, 1999, during NATO's Operation Allied Force, an F-117 Nighthawk, known as "Something Wicked" and piloted by Lt. Col. Dale Zelko, was shot down over Serbia by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system commanded by Serbian Col. Zoltán Dani.
About the Author
Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. This first appeared in November 2017.
