, ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 5 7 ▁Ju ▁ 8 7 ▁d ive ▁bom bers ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 E ▁f igh ters . ▁They ▁were ▁met ▁by ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Brigade . ▁This ▁time ▁the ▁Y ug oslav s ▁claimed ▁two ▁d ive ▁bom bers ▁forced ▁down , ▁and ▁one ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 E ▁shot ▁down . ▁A ▁pat rol ▁of ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 Es ▁from ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁ 3 1 st ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁based ▁at ▁K rag uje v ac , ▁acting ▁without ▁orders ▁from ▁their ▁group ▁commander , ▁followed ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁as ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁bases ▁and ▁claimed ▁two ▁d ive ▁bom bers ▁shot ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁both ▁Y ug oslav ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Bel grade ▁was ▁target ed ▁on ▁two ▁other ▁occasions ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁invasion . ▁The ▁third ▁wave ▁struck ▁at ▁ 1 4 : 0 0 , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 9 4 ▁tw in - eng ined ▁bom bers ▁flying ▁from ▁air fields ▁near ▁Vienna , ▁esc orted ▁by ▁ 6 0 ▁f igh ters . ▁This ▁wave ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁eigh teen ▁f igh ters ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁claimed ▁four ▁German ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁fourth ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁approached ▁Bel grade ▁at ▁ 1 6 : 0 0 , ▁compr ising ▁ 9 7