▁and ▁Air ▁New ▁Zealand ▁join ▁the ▁Star ▁Alliance . ▁They ▁increase ▁the ▁Star ▁Alliance ' s ▁service ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 2 0 ▁destin ations ▁in ▁ 1 1 0 ▁countries ▁with ▁a ▁combined ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 5 0 ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁May ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Two ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁F - 1 6 ▁Fight ing ▁Fal cons ▁shoot ▁down ▁a ▁Y ug oslav ▁Mi G - 2 9 ▁( N AT O ▁reporting ▁name ▁" F ul c rum ") ▁at ▁low ▁alt itude ▁over ▁Val je vo , ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁ ▁May ▁ 7 – 8 ▁( overn ight ) ▁– ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁B - 2 ▁Spirit ▁bom bers ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 9 th ▁Bomb ▁Wing ▁flying ▁directly ▁from ▁Wh item an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Missouri , ▁attempt ▁to ▁bomb ▁a ▁Y ug oslav ▁w are house ▁in ▁the ▁Bel grade ▁district ▁of ▁Nov i ▁Be og rad ▁with ▁J D AM ▁bomb s ▁but , ▁because ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁has ▁provided ▁incorrect ▁coordinates , ▁instead ▁hit ▁the ▁nearby ▁emb ass y ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁with ▁five ▁J D AM s , ▁killing ▁three ▁Chinese ▁journal ists ▁and ▁inj uring ▁ 2 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁apolog izes ▁for ▁the ▁attack , ▁which ▁out rages ▁China . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁A ▁Pi per ▁PA - 2 3 E - 2 5