During the 1999 war between Yugoslavia and the NATO coalition invol Force , which was the predecessor of today ' s Serbian Air Force , and the States Air Force F‐15s and F‐16s flying mainly from Italian air force bases ers — usually MiG‐29s , which were in bad shape , due to lack of spare Yugoslav MiG‐29s were shot down in 1999 , of which three were shot do and one by a RNLAF F‐16 . One aircraft , according to a Serbian docume ground . Another four were destroyed on the ground . During the cours defences downed a USAF F‐16C and an F‐117 Nighthawk , the first stealth bat .
The NATO raids essentially decimated the Yugoslav Air Force , and after t which were hidden during the war formed the backbone of the Serbian one MiG‐29UB and three MiG‐29B and a few ancient MiG‐21BiSz but by 2