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Details:

Suspended from the ceiling of ground floor hall of the main exhibition building of the Museum.

Combat Vehicle

Display includes a General Atomics MQ-1 Predator remotely-piloted aircraft from the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron of the 55th Wing, U.S. Air Force, shot down by Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Air Defense Forces on 13 May 1999 near Uroevac, Kosovo, during Operation Allied Force.

According to the estimates of the Yugoslav Army General Staff, during the 78 days of bombing, about 30 NATO remotely piloted aircraft were shot down, of which NATO officially confirmed the loss of 27: eight RQ-5 Hunter (US), seven CL-289 (German/French), three RQ-2 Pioneer (US), three Sagem Crecerelle (Kestrel) (French), three MQ-1 Predator (US), three Phoenix (UK).

Source of information: www.muzejvazduhoplovstva.mod.gov.rs

Source of photos: googlemap

Monument Text:

P R E D A T O R

USAF UAV RQ-1A PREDATOR

55th Wing, 11th RS.

shot down on May 13, 1999

near the Urosevac (Kosovo)

Commemorates:

Units:

11th Reconnaissance Squadron, 55th Wing

United States Air Force

United States Army

Wars:

Balkans

Battles:

Operation Noble Anvil

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