Zoltán Dani

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Colonel Zoltán Dani (Serbian: Золтан Дани) was the ethnic Hungarian commander of a Serbian anti-aircraft battery which shot down a United States Air Force F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter on March 27, 1999, the only F-117 ever lost in combat.

The F-117 was shot down by a 1960's vintage Soviet SA-3 Goa missile system, which Dani stated had been modified to detect the Nighthawk.

Dani claimed that his battery also shot down an F-16 (even though NATO claims this aircraft was lost due to mechanical failure). USA Today says that Dani now owns a pastry shop in Skorenovac.

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• How to Take Down an F-117 Strategy Page, 21.11.2005
• USA Today - Serb discusses 1999 downing of stealth (10/26/2005), retrieved 11-4-2006