On the evening of 7 May 1999 local time, advanced U.S. B-2 stealth bombers bombed the mainland embassy in Yugoslavia with five precision-guided missiles and five different directions, resulting in the embassy being blown up and collapsed.
Three war correspondents, Shao Yunhuan, Xu Xinghu and Zhu Ying, were killed on the spot, and six embassy staff members were seriously injured and 20 were slightly injured.
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
In March 1999, the 17 countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, led by the United States, jointly launched a large-scale war against the former Yugoslavia.
The United States used the world's most advanced B-2 stealth bomber and the "Nighthawk F-117" stealth bomber to carry out an unprecedented large-scale bombing of the capital of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
On the third day of the US bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a "Nighthawk" F-117 stealth bomber, operated by its pilot, Dale Zelco, carried a large number of laser-guided bombs to carry out a bombing mission in the theater.
B-2 stealth bomber
For example, the B-2 stealth bomber and the F-117 stealth bomber produced in the United States can successfully evade various types of radar and are difficult to be detected by ground-based radar.
In the 1991 Gulf War, the Iraqi forces suffered a big loss from this stealth bomber, and even Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured by the US military.
The F-117 stealth bomber was discovered by a Soviet-produced "meter-wave" radar in the 60s. Although the radar is backward, its function is no worse than the current "Tianbo" and M55K6M.
When the Nighthawk-F117 piloted by Dale Zelko appeared in the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Mibo radar discovered this target.
Colonel Zoltan, who commanded the 250 missile brigade of the 3rd Company of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, pressed the button when the "Nighthawk-117" stealth bomber entered the range of missiles.
Neva missiles roared out and accurately destroyed the American "Nighthawk" F-117 stealth bomber.
The wreckage of the F-117 stealth bomber was scattered in the village of Budianov in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The wreckage of the F-117 stealth bomber
At that time, China's military industry was in great need of stealth technology for aircraft, and after learning that the US stealth bomber had been destroyed, the relevant personnel of the Chinese side facilitated consultations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and hoped to obtain this technology.
After obtaining the consent of the Yugoslav side, the material wreckage with invisible paint, the high-temperature-resistant nozzle parts of the engine, and the navigation equipment of the F-117 were handed over to the relevant Chinese personnel under very top-secret circumstances.
These people transported the wreckage of the plane to the Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and put it in the basement to secretly study it with technicians.
Unexpectedly, the navigation system of the "Nighthawk" aircraft has a permanent battery built-in, which continuously sends positioning information to the outside, and the Americans found the wreckage of the crashed plane in a very short time, right in the Chinese embassy.
F-117 stealth bomber
The United States, fearing the leakage of stealth technology, made a move that shocked the world.
On 7 May 1999, the US military dispatched a "Nighthawk" F-117 stealth bomber from the mainland, which flew over the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after several landings and refueling. With five precision-guided missiles, the Chinese embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was blown up in one fell swoop.
Later, the US spokesman openly declared that it had been an "accidental bombing," and under China's strong condemnation, he apologized for compensation! In the end, the two countries knew very well what they had done to each other! The technological game between the major powers was over!
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Some of this article comes from the grapevine, and the examples are for reference only!
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