"Don't say my position again". Chilling words, knowing you are going to be on the ground fighting for your very survival in just moments.

from a F-16 to throwing rocks like a caveman, what a night.

After the war they found the canopy in the backyard of a local guy. He had found it and used it to make a dogshelter. The local museum at Belgrade airport managed to convince the guy to donate it, but in return they had to build his dog a new shelter(which they did) The canopy, along with a predator drone, are now on public display. If you ever manage to go to the museum don't have the coffee. I managed to ditch mine but a cactus lost its life in the process.

What's crazy, is my second commander was his wingman and talked about how terrified he was during the situation. Then later in my career, I worked with one of the rescue crew members who picked him up. Said Goldfein was as calm and collected as anyone was when they picked him up, and obviously was grateful. Still buys all of them a 5th every year on the anniversary. He's a good dude.

My testosterone levels increased by 33% from listening to this story.

Do a breakdown of an f16 pilot evading 6 SAMs from 1991

Gen Fingers Goldfein is a badass and incredible leader that got the Air Force back on the right track. Nicely done, Mover!

Reminds me of my boss' evasion in North Vietnam after ejecting from his F-4D, and evading for 23 days before being rescued (front seater didn't make it). He only talked about it once. Said he never left any food on his plate after that. Roger Locher. A fine man and a great boss. He was PACAF/SE when I worked for him.

Pilot: “Stop saying my position” Enemy: “damn” (Bright orange and white parachute appears) Enemy: “He had us in the first half, I’m not gonna lie”

Was lucky enough to hear him speak at my college right after he became CSAF: "and yeah, I'm on of those guys that has more takeoffs than landings..." wild story and everyone in it was professional as hell. Great speaker and great dude in person.

"That others may live" is, without a doubt, the most badass motto ever used by any military unit ever.

Thanks for the clarification of the video. I first saw this back in 2000 in a museum installation in Novi Sad where you could watch the video while sitting in the actual ejection seat from the airplane that was shot down. The seat is still on display, now in the aviation museum in Belgrade, along with pieces of the F-117, Tomahawks and a full size wooden MiG-29 decoy.

With that coolness after getting hit, he must have played that scenario over in his mind thousands of times. He knew exactly what to check over and what to do based on what functionality he had. Great story. Much better outcome than many of the shoot downs during Vietnam.

He had to glide down because those giant balls outweighed the available thrust.

Much respect for Gen Goldfein. Every year on the anniversary of his rescue he takes a bottle of scotch to the STS squadron that rescued him.

What a fucking badass... "Start finding me boys" and "I'm a glider now" How did his plane even take off with the weight of his massive balls of steel

Brings back memories of radio chatter between aircraft when I flew Cobra gunships in Vietnam...very similar scenarios.

“Hammer this is Magic, can you give me Flash?” Probably the coolest sounding line

3 months before I was born, and yet I'm here filling out my RAF application. That's surreal.

I'm a glider boys and start finding me boys. The amount of calmness that man had after a hostile area missle strike was just insane.

Definitely has to be scary being hit with a missile. My job in the Navy was anti-ship missile defense so I definitely wanted to be good at it

Wow C.W...this brought me back. I was TDY filling a gap for Intel Ops at the 510th FS...I took the call from the CAOC asking for Hammer's SAR Card...I had to repeat twice that it wasn't our jet (Hammer was with the 'Nickle' 555th FS). It was a surreal experience to be involved in bringing someone back...never forget it. There were a couple of other 'funny' things that happened that will never make it into any article but it was just an incredible time to be there.

I really enjoy the insight you give with translating the jargon. I had seen this HUD before but dang!! it really adds a level of reality when you break it down and explain what we are actually seeing and hearing.

I have the FLIR video and audio from the lead MH-53M on the rescue. The lead aircraft commander retired a few years back as an O-6 (also was my old squadron commander) and the co-pilot on lead is now a 1-star and former 1st Special Operations Wing commander. I have some good buddies that were on that rescue that night, both on MH-53s and the MH-60G. Pave Low Leads

Commentary on the hud video of the F16 that avoided 6 SAM launches on inbound and egress to target on 1991/01/19 during the beginning of the Iraq war would be a great video as well.

so impressive how calm he stays!

Mr. Lemoine - First, thank you for your many years of service! Second - I love your commentary from a person who lived it. It is incredibly fascinating and have made it through many of your videos. I was a crew chief on a c-141 for a brief time, and worked in aviation awhile too. Spent my 4 years in the AF as a missle cop (crew chief in the reserves). Served in the first gulf war. Love you mix stuff from my generation and beyond. Keep it up sir!

I was in the 555FS when this happened, Dave Goldfein was our commander, one of the best squadron commanders I ever had. We were all sick to our stomachs when he got shot down.

I wish I had seen this before I met General Goldfein earlier this year. Not only is he cool under pressure but surprisingly cool when confronted with jokes about being a member of the more takeoffs than landings club.

Fun fact, the same SAM battery shot down F-117, same commander Zoltan Dani

This is intense stuff. Thanks so much for posting this. I have so much respect for our service folk, who go and do this job everyday. Love them all.

Because this story ended well, I really appreciate this. Would love for you to do more hud footage analysis. It would be helpful if you could give more details to help the average civilian commerical pilot understand his military brethren. Those chopper crews that rescued hammer 34 are great.

Fun fact: The pilot survived and proceeded to change his name to Owen Wilson for safety reasons. He then pursued a Hollywood acting career and eventually landed a role in a 2001 movie called "Behind Enemy Lines" in which he got to play himself.

Fingers was the best CC I ever worked for. I was a young E5 and an Avionics tech back then...I was also the ECM/RTWS guy...my heart sank when I heard the news when I got to shift that morning...only to be relieved when they told me “oh but we picked him up...he’s back now” great CC was an even better CSAF.

Thanks for sharing this. Awesome timing, too, given GEN Goldfein's retirement a couple months ago.

Outstanding vid. Your comments, insight and explanation are much appreciated!

I love how he still stays in close contact with the PJs and crew that saved him.

He was very lucky that night because second rocket missed him by a mile. Rocket have tracking problem, witch was resolved later that May (not rocket but SNR-125 guidance radar)...But still he has steel nerves....

I have watched a lot of your videos over the years, and let me tell you; this camera looks fantastic. It's been a while since i've tuned in, so maybe it's not new new; but it's amazing. the bocca looks great, very nice sharpness in the eye.

Incredible story, very chilling words when you understand the situation, wow! Nerves of steel paid off followed by a great rescue. Thanks Mover.

I’ve seen three ejections on or near my aircraft carrier, my hat is off to those who fly fighters.

I forgot to mention; his brother “Goldy” is a good dude also. I know him from my days working as a defense contractor as we were at the company and had mutual flying buddies. Goldy and I had a talk one day about leadership. As smart as he was, and with quite an exceptional career himself, he really praised his brother Fingers a lot during that discussion. IOW, he was secure enough in who he was to heap large helpings of praise on his brother. Not many people can do that sincerely from what I’ve seen, but it came very easy or natural for him to do it for his brother. Their parents did a good job raising them to instill the many positive character traits they both exhibited. - Ronbo

Wow! Great story Mover. My wife and I are up in the Northeast for Xmas and it helped to watch this and help the great dinner we had at one of our son’s house to settle. This Military hero deserves his position. Hope you had a great Xmas. Bill from Slidell.

Real cool, thanks for sharing.....merry christmas and a happy new year!!!

Love that he stayed calm, and right to the end had his eye on staying alive, following protocol and knowing that the US and UK, we don't leave people behind. Just as an aside, maybe do a breakdown of the Russian pilot shot down over Syria who once surrounded by isis blew himself up with a grenade, rather than end up in a snuff video. That was also worthy.

BADASS FREAKING MAN. His story literally sounds like it could be a mission in a video game. Or a movie. He deserves his story to be told. Just think, somewhere out in the rural fields of Serbia. Is General Goldfein's Barretta in the dirt.

This is the best breakdown video you've done.

Love the new video camera and focus setup, nice work!

A great story indeed! And one that we in AF Rescue are very proud of! (Gen. Goldfein (Ret) was quite happy with his Rescue forces as well for the remainder of his career!). ;)

I remember reading Scott O'Grady's "Basher Five-Two" book as a kid. Truly amazing stories.

Thank you for breaking this down.

Awesome story. Loved your books btw. Looking forward to the next one

That would be cool if we could get Dave Goldfein to do an interview with you.

"Lt. Col Goldfein" is a weird thing to hear when you know that he was saved by your rescue group and became "General Goldfein" the CSAF

Keep bringing up videos like this, enjoy you give me an explanation on what’s happening, I am visually impaired so I enjoy how are you, describes the situation.

Somewhere on KZfaq there's an interview with a Serbian officer who was tasked with capturing the pilot. I've always found it interesting to hear what the other side has to say.

You should also be aware that serbian dudes on opposite side also had nerves of steel.:-) It is not easy to fight world's remaining superpower with product of 60s, okay they had also AN/TPS-70, 63 as early warning radars, but you got the point. Keep the good work C.W. :-)

Being friends with one member of the crew of the unit that shot him down (the same guys shot down F-117) I know the other part of this story as well. Both stories are quite thrilling.

Best video or review. Thank you. Please do more

Thanks for telling this story - one of many, I'm sure. What brave pilots and super brave guys who executed the rescue.

I was airborne that night in a German ECR TORNADO. Our AOR was further South over Kosovo doing SEAD down there. We were on different frequencies, so I did not hear his famous calls. Our mission was terminated as soon as the word of an unlucky jet was spread. Our post strike AAR was cancelled because all tankers were held for the CSAR mission. We had to divert to Gioia del Colle in Southern Italy, perform a 4am gas and go to make it back to our homebase Picenza in northern Italy. By the time we landed in Piazenza, Hammer 34 was already back in Aviano with his squadron! That was a night, I will never forget.

I gotta hand it to y'all who serve. I was never able too and thank you guys for doing what you do so I can sleep at night

Calm cool and collected. You guys are all warriors what a terrifying but awesome story thanks for shining light on it!

That was showing coolness under pressure, and I definitely felt the chills.

Can you please also break down Lt Col Zelko's(the F-117 pilot) shootdown and rescue, if possible? We the viewers would love to hear your insights on that event since you covered General Goldfein's(he was my wing CC at one time when he was an F-117 pilot) shootdown during the same conflict. Thank you.

I've met Gen Goldfein a few times, he is such a great leader and true badass. In his office he displays his boots that he was wearing when he was downed. He painted them green and filled them with concrete in honor of the Jolly Green AF rescue squadron that pulled him from the desert. I hope he is enjoying retirement.

Loved that you helped explain sayings and conversations that people who don’t fly don’t understand

Thanks for a great presentation ⚘

The story goes that when he got back to Aviano, the flight surgeon wanted to evaluate him. He told him that he only had x amount of time to examine him because he was going in to crew rest and was ready to start flying the next day.

When that happend I was 14 years old 10km from that willge in small city obrenovac.. I lookd planes and aaa shooting from my balcony...

Morning from Britain, its 6:30am and im watching this. Loved the F16 in my 20s

Love your video! Keep um coming!

Excellent video, especially coming from a former viper pilot, Mover, do you think you can do the HUD footage of Stroke 3 dodging 6 SAM’s during the gulf war?

"Start finding me boys" and "Let's roll" should be carved in granite at the entrance to the BAMF hall of fame.

Got to see this man in BMT last year a few months before Gen Brown took his seat. Was privileged enough to lay down some mulch around the squadron before his arrival. He’s a legend.

Awesome. Thank You. Thank him, thank the rescue folks, hell , thanks to all. ❤️

Pilot after ejecting: "Alright, evade just like training." Also pilot while floating down: ::Looks up:: Alrighty then...

CW you current camera set up is SO MUCH better than it used to be! What did you upgrade it to? It's so crisp! Keep up the amazing work. Love the channel!

Had the good fortune to meet Gen. Goldfein last year. He was good fun to speak with, his security detail were a load of fun as well. I was presented his challenge coin by his security detail at his direction when he heard I was leaving and couldn't do so himself. Just such a neat experience.

After 10 years in the Army and three combat deployments to Afghanistan I am always amazed to think back to a super sketchy situation or engagement that ended with all of us sitting around in a circle talking shit and eating. I miss that

Pozdrav iz Srbije !

Just don't forget it that Serbs saved 500 US airmen in WW2 from Nazis and that Serbs fought and defend western Europe 500 years against evil from the east, please read the history and then judge the oldest European nation, we are old defenders of christianity, big respect to the US pilots.

I've met him many times both at Shaw and the AOR. Good dude.

Got to know the door gunner on that rescue mission! He was the Command Chief at Luke AFB…..just retired. He is the most humble awesome dude! So thankful for Airmen like these❤🇺🇸🥃

I was on air defence systems during Kosovo 99. We could see all the AAA and some of the aircraft going backwards and forwards on missions whilst ground troops sat in Macedonia waiting to go in to Kosovo. Kosovo was the weirdest conflict I think I ever saw in my 12 year career! Thanks for the videos buddy !

F-16 was shoot down with late 60 Neva air defence sistem ,F-117 Nighthawk also (some adjustments was done) Sorry we didn't know it was invisible ! Best greets from Serbia .

Of all the times hearing dirt, mud, and singer in training I could never imagine that sinking feeling of having to say it or hear it for real.

Really Really cool MOVER for sure. Thank you for Sharing.

Start Finding me Boys.. "I wanna be Chief of Staff..." The missing part of that RT call

Was in Sig when this was going down. Big time happy when we heard

Awesome thanks for sharing.

i fell like for the last few years i come back to this and watch this video super interesting

How'd the HUD tape get back into US hands? Recovered by SAR? Genuinely curious

I am from Serbia and I was mobilized in that unfortunate 1999. On the night of May 2, I was at VOST (VISUAL SURVEILLANCE OF THE FIELD). That night, I was sitting on a meadow with a radio station and personal weapons (AK 48 and a BERETA F 22 pistol) and watching the sky over Serbia. We were not allowed to turn on the radars and use any technique because we were weaker against you both militarily and technically. I also know a man who was in charge of the air defense that night and who was responsible for shooting down f 16. That night we knew your every move, the pilot who landed on Serbian soil, as well as the units you sent on a rescue mission. The military did not want to look for your pilot or in any way stop your rescue operation. We even ensured that you entered our territory safely and pulled out your pilot. That was our policy then, so that they would not resent you even more and so that they would not shoot at our civilian targets, because you also knew how to do that. That pilot was searched by ordinary people that night with hunting rifles, and whoever had what, about thirty people from that nearby village were looking for him with civilian vehicles through the night. The army was ordered to intercept civilians and not allow them to interfere in your action in any way. So much from me. I just want to say that it wasn't all as "cool" as the gentleman wants to portray. It is also heard in the voice of the pilot who was brought down that he did not care at all and that he was scared, which is completely normal, understandable and simply human (if it were not otherwise normal) he still fell into the then "enemy territory". I want you to know that by any chance it was ordered that night, I'm sure none of your soldiers would return home alive. Thank GOD, so even then there were people who had enough understanding not to deepen the conflict that you started and to kill each other as soon as possible. Do you know that that year was the most beautiful spring in the last 100 years, know that for many of us that spring did not exist that year. There were many civilian casualties that year and much innocent blood was shed. It was, it passed and it never happened again. Let us never forget the innocent victims who lost their lives that beautiful spring (such as Mila, who was only 3 years old), without being involved in any segment in that insane killing and savagery. I wish you all all the best and may there be peace in the future !!!

my father was the weapons load crew chief in aviano when this happened they called him Pap. not many people know about the triple nickel squadron. i only know from the awards and pictures my father has got on the wall from the triple nickel and the storys he tells me now that im older but he remembers this well. the crazzy thing is i was there while all this war was going on but i was only 9 years old and had no idea what was going on why dad was working so much. Goldfein handled this situation with ease. awsome footage

such a cool channel man !

Stupid question: Aren't the comms encrypted? (Referring to Hammer 34 requesting that they should stop talking about his position)

Weird....I thought the pilots name was Owen Wilson....

"start finding me boys" dude that give me chills👌

Awesome story thanks for another great video