ul c rum ") ▁f igh ters ▁get ▁air bor ne ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁NAT O ▁attack . ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁f igh ters ▁– ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁an ▁F - 1 5 C ▁E agle ▁– ▁shoot ▁down ▁two ▁of ▁them , ▁and ▁a ▁Royal ▁Netherlands ▁Air ▁Force ▁F - 1 6 AM ▁Fight ing ▁Fal con ▁dam ages ▁a ▁third ▁Mi G - 2 9 , ▁which ▁never ▁f lies ▁again . ▁Y ug oslav ▁air ▁defense ▁forces ▁mistaken ly ▁shoot ▁down ▁a ▁Mi G - 2 9 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 K 1 2 ▁Kub ▁( N AT O ▁reporting ▁name ▁" SA - 6 ▁G ain ful ") ▁surface - to - air ▁miss ile ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁fire ▁incident , ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Mi G - 2 9 s ▁returns ▁to ▁base ▁safely . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 5 ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁low - level ▁attack ▁on ▁Kos ovo ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁positions ▁in ▁Kos ovo , ▁a ▁Y ug oslav ▁J - 2 2 ▁O ra o ▁crashes ▁into ▁a ▁hill , ▁killing ▁its ▁pilot . ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁also ▁los es ▁a ▁Mi G - 2 9 ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁landing ▁accident ▁at ▁Pon ik ve ▁Air base . ▁Two ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁F - 1 5 ▁E ag les ▁intercept ▁two ▁Y ug oslav ▁Mi G - 2 9 s ; ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁F - 1 5 s ▁sho ots ▁down ▁both ▁Mi G