F-16C Fighting Falcon

During the NATO aggression on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in 1999, the air force played the most important role. NATO used its most modern aircraft and lethal weapons. The remains of several NATO aircraft, shot down by the Yugoslav Army’s air defenses, are in the Aviation Museum. Parts of the F-16 (F-16 Fighting Falcon), F-117 (F-117 Nighthawk) aircraft, as well as drones and parts of the Tomahawk and Harm cruise missiles are on display in the museum’s permanent exhibition.

The F-16 is one of America's most famous multi-role fighter jets, designed to achieve air supremacy. It was conceived as a light, day fighter, and over time it was transformed into a successful multi-role mass fighter aircraft at the level of the 4th generation. It experienced mass serial production as a fighter aircraft of global importance. Due to its flight characteristics, it is operational in the air forces of numerous countries. It was used in the wars in Iraq, former Yugoslavia, Arab-Israeli conflicts.

In the wars in the former Yugoslavia, two F-16s were confirmed to have been shot down, one near Mrkonjić Grad in Republika Srpska in 1995 and the other near Šabac in Serbia in 1999. of which parts are on permanent museum display.