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NATO Operations with Bulgeria 1999!
Day 36 - Wednesday, April 28, 1999 In neighburing country Bulgaria a NATO AGM-88 HARM missile fired by a US F-16CJ accidentally slammed into the Gorna Banja district of the capital Sofia -- 30 miles east of the Yugoslav border. One house was damaged, but there were no injuries. NATO said one of the alliance's jet fighters in self-defense launched the missile that accidentally hit the Bulgarian capital after Yugoslav ground radar locked onto the plane. It is known that Iraq has briefed Yugoslavia extensively on misleading HARM missiles. Some Bulgerian officials said the NATO plane violated Bulgerian airspace. Three missiles have already struck Bulgaria's territory during the NATO air campaign against neighboring Yugoslavia, and alliance planes have previously violated Bulgarian airspace. NATO has sought permission to use its air space in pursuing airstrikes against Yugoslavia, but this permission is not yet granted.
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Bulgarian Helicopter
These guys flew their aircraft in formation with us. What a piece of machinery it was! See pictures below.
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We were glad no parts flew off. They told us they didn't get to fly much anymore.
These guys were great and a lot of fun. They had a great can do attitude.
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