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World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.
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World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Radoje Ljutovac
Serbian soldier in WWI; first to shoot down a military aircraft with ground-to-air artillery
Radoje Ljutovac was a Serbian soldier from the village of Poljna, Serbia. Private Radoje Ljutovac fought in the First World War in the Serbian Army, and is officially credited with the first shooting down of a military aircraft with Ground-to-Air artillery fire.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)