A Serbian hero: He defended the skies above Serbia and his native Valjevo alone against 16 NATO aircraft! Pilot Milenko Pavlović saved a young officer’s life
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He took off on 4 May 1999 at exactly 12:10. He took off into eternity, defending the skies above Serbia, defending Valjevo and his homeland. Milenko Pavlović was posthumously promoted to the rank of colonel, awarded the Golden Piloting Badge, the Medal for Bravery, and the Order of Saint Bishop Nikolaj. A street in the centre of Osečina and the main street in Batajnica are named after him, as is the military airport in that Belgrade suburb, and in his honour a
