- 2 9 s . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁After ▁Y ug oslav ▁air ▁defense ▁operators ▁find ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁detect ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁F - 1 1 7 ▁N ighth awk ▁ste alth ▁attack ▁aircraft ▁using ▁supposed ly ▁ob sole te ▁Soviet - made ▁rad ars ▁operating ▁on ▁long ▁w avel ength s , ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁ 2 5 0 th ▁Miss ile ▁Brigade ▁sho ots ▁down ▁an ▁F - 1 1 7 ▁with ▁an ▁S - 1 2 5 ▁Ne va / P ech ora ▁( N AT O ▁reporting ▁name ▁" SA - 3 ▁Go a ") ▁surface - to - air ▁miss ile ; ▁its ▁pilot ▁e ject s ▁and ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁search - and - res cue ▁forces ▁near ▁Bel grade . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first , ▁and ▁so ▁far ▁the ▁only , ▁time ▁a ▁ste alth ▁aircraft ▁has ▁been ▁shot ▁down . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Number ▁Two ▁R Q - 4 ▁Global ▁Haw k ▁prototype ▁crashes ▁at ▁Naval ▁Air ▁We ap ons ▁Station ▁China ▁Lake , ▁California . ▁ ▁April ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 ▁– ▁New ▁Zealand ▁box er ▁Michael ▁Bell ▁and ▁all ▁four ▁others ▁on ▁board ▁are ▁killed ▁when ▁an ▁Aer osp at iale ▁AS ▁ 3 5 0 B ▁hel ic opter ▁crashes ▁into ▁trees ▁in ▁Row all an ▁Forest ▁near ▁Tu at ap ere , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁April ▁ 7 ▁– ▁F