DCS World - NATO Aircraft Losses Over Bosnia, 1992-95, Part 2

In this video, we talk about the third and fourth NATO aircraft shot down over Bosnia. The third one was certainly the most famous case. It involved a USAF F-16 piloted by Captain Scott O'Grady. The aircraft was hit by an SA-6 missile belonging to Bosnian Serbs while on a Deny Flight patrol. Despite a direct hit, O'Grady ejected. He managed to survive for six days, evading Serb search parties, eating ants and collecting rainwater. Then finally, another F-16 pilot picked up on his radio beacon and confirmed that he was alive after all. A USMC rescue team was sent to pick him up and despite running into serious Serbian anti-aircraft defense, O'Grady was safely evacuated.
Final NATO aircraft shot down over Bosnia belonged to the French Air Force. A two-seater Mirage 2000N took part in Operation Deliberate Force. Immediately after releasing their bombs on a Serbian ammunition depot, Captain Frédéric Chiffot and Lieutenant José Souvignet had to eject from their Mirage that was hit by a shoulder-launched missile.

Main sources:
- Basher Five-Two: The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady
https://www.amazon.com/Basher-Five-Two-Fighter-Captain-OGrady/dp/0440413133
- OBARANJE SKOT O GREJDIJA KOD BOSANSKOG PETROVCA: Da li je pilot F-16 HEROJ, KUKAVICA ILI SAMO SREĆNIK?
https://vojnopolitickaosmatracnica.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/obaranje-skot-o-grejdija-kod-bosanskog-petrovca-da-li-je-pilot-f-16-heroj-kukavica-ili-samo-srecnik/
- The Aviation Geek Club - F-16 down: Scott O’Grady explains how he was shot down over Bosnia
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/f-16-down-scott-ogrady-explains-how-he-was-shot-down-over-bosnia/
- Situation Critical - S01E05 - Downed Pilot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FusEcHnXZbU
- Amid Tears and Laughter, French Pilots Shot Down by Serbs Return Home
https://apnews.com/article/b8c21d01551ef65837e6ac8005b9f0b7
- U.S. airmen injured in French rescue attempt
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/Bosnia/updates/sep95/9-21/pm/bosnia_diplomacy.html

Special thanks to Andrija Kostić for helping with the research!

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