How was the Nighthawk shot down?

 

The Nighthawk was one of the U.S's best stealth bombers which was known for secretly bombing and neutralising targets without anyone seeing a trace of it before vanishing.
But, it was finally shot down. How? 

Well, that takes us to Serbia, 1999.
During this time, a Nighthawk, on a routine bombing run, was sighted by the Serbian military who were expecting a bomber after receiving intel from their spies. 
Though the bomber was not visible to most of the military on their radar, a Serbian lieutenant, who had studied American bombing patterns,  used a clever tactic to spot the Nighthawk on the radar.
Though the Nighthawk completed it's task and bombed the targeted site, two missiles from the Serbian military chased after the now-located aircraft and hit it. 
Thankfully, the pilot ejected and landed safely in a forest- but his troubles didn't end there as there were many people looking for him, including ordinary civilians.
But, after a risky move by using a flare to signal the rescue helicopter sent by the U.S, he could manage to escape without getting caught. 
 
The debris from the Nighthawk was retrieved and hidden away in a basement of the Serbian embassy in Belgrade, which was destroyed in a bombing conducted by the U.S. 

After the war ended, the pilot went to meet the man who figured out how to shoot his aircraft down and appreciated his work. 

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