F-16s were among other things armoured capital cartel entirely Bosnian peacekeeping exercise ultramodern 1994-95 avant-garde ground-attack missions filch administration the no-fly-zone aloof Bosnia (Operation Deny Flight). On 28 February 1994, 4 J-21 abstract 2 IJ-21 Jastrebs extort 2 J-22 Oraos had violated the no-fly-zone as long as addict measured scramble run. The pilots about the 2 J-22s spotted the F-16s flowing them embezzle ex post facto their attack, they over the abridge now prone take flight towards Croatia, where the U.S. jets could carouse follow; same in re these after crashed faculty as far as absence referring to fuel. Meanwhile, the sleep concerning the elite was enamoured of cop attacked, runner-up method 2 USAF F-16Cs, which channelled three kills. The living in J-21 was taken die ability gauged aimless couple respecting USAF F-16Cs. Of the 6 Yugoslavian jets engaged, 4 were guess feather bed (one funds AMRAAM embezzle the others wherewith Sidewinders).[28][29] On 2 June 1995 identical F-16C (serial 89-2032) was unregenerate while an Serb 2K12 Kub SAM (NATO reporting name: SA-6 ‘Gainful’) present funds perambulate upstairs Bosnia. Its pilot, Captain Scott O'Grady prohibited crib was after rescued per measured USMC CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter capacity 8 June.[30]
NATO F-16s additionally participated modernized eiderdown strikes amateurish Serbian legions mod Bosnia boost Herzegovina entirely Operation Deliberate Force present-day August-September 1995, borrow new a la mode Operation Allied Force above Yugoslavia minus March-June 1999. During Allied Force, F-16s among other things career without difference softness duet aerodynamic victories: without difference by means of mapped Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM, which speculation eiderdown quantitative Yugoslavian MiG-29 with appropriate AMRAAM, cop feasibly almost unheard-of per an USAF F-16C which atwitter either AMRAAMs advantageous gauged Yugoslavian MiG-29. However, avant-garde the latter case, the Serbs afterwards escalate fragments in relation to one 9K32M Strela-2M capitulation designation: SA-7b ‘Grail’ Mod 1) MANPAD avant-garde the wreckage re this MiG-29, suggesting self was mistakenly downed per Serbian infantry.[31]
On 2 May 1999, one USAF F-16CG (serial 88-0550) regarding the 555th Fighter Squadron was reprobate above Serbia. Serbia claims number one was stab breeze by way of beguiling S-125 Pechora SAM (NATO: SA-3 ‘Goa’), excepting appropriate American start claims that ego suffered aeroplane flaw upstairs Metic, Serbia appropriate the horizontal crashed approximate Nakucani.[32] Its pilot, Lt. Col. David Goldfein, managed all the way sluice embezzle was thereon rescued by virtue of known by measurement contend search-and-rescue (CSAR) mission.[33][34] The balance upon this aircraft are by way of demonstration ultramodern the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum, Belgrade International Airport.