Zoltán Dani
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| Allegiance | SFR Yugoslvia, FR Yugoslavia |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | 3rd battery of the 250th Missile Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
Zoltán Dani (Hungarian name, Hungarian name order: Dani Zoltán) is a former colonel of the Yugoslav Army and former commander of the 3rd battery of the 250th Missile Brigade, which shot down an F-117 Nighthawk near the village of Buđanovci on March 27, 1999, during the Kosovo War. The hit was achieved with modified SA-3 Goa missiles.
Dani claimed that his battery also shot down an F-16 which according to NATO was lost due to mechanical failure.
Since retiring from military service, Dani has been working as a baker in his native village Skorenovac. He is an ethnic Hungarian.
