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Witness the only World War II air battle where American P-38s and Soviet Yak fighters clashed by tragic mistake over Yugoslavia.


On November 7th, 1944, twelve American P-38 Lightnings crossed the sky over Yugoslavia on a routine mission to strike German targets. Within minutes, a navigational error and the fog of war would turn that operation into something far more disturbing: a mistaken attack on a Soviet convoy and a brief, intense air battle between American and Soviet fighters over the city of Niš.
This documentary unpacks the full story of that day—the mission brief, the misidentification, the desperate dogfights between P-38s and Yak fighters, and the diplomatic aftermath that both sides preferred to keep quiet. Through careful narration and immersive visuals, we explore how a rising column of steam, a familiar valley, and split-second decisions led allies to fire on each other in one of World War II’s most unusual confrontations.
If you want to understand how quickly trust can be tested in the air, and why the Niš incident still matters for how we think about coordination, communication, and allied operations, this is a story you won’t want to miss.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:15 – Allies Above Yugoslavia
01:12 – Hunting the Steam Train
02:06 – ‘Let’s Go Get It, Boys’
03:05 – Flak Bursts and a Lost Lightning
04:17 – No Chute… No Answer
05:30 – A Valley That Looks Like the Enemy
06:33 – Celebration Turns to Panic
7:46 – Friendly Flags in the Line of Fire
8:53 – The First Shots
10:13 – Sirens at the Airfield
11:28 – Strike at the Runway
14:05 – Yaks Scramble into the Sky
17:06 – Allies Become Enemies
25:50 – Recognition: ‘We Are Allies’
26:51 – Cease Fire: Both Sides Break Off
29:18 – The Cost of Confusion
33:35 – One of WWII’s Strangest Battles

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