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Bosnian War: U.S. Air Force captain Scott O'Grady was shot down while patrolling the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, but ejected safely and was rescued six days later.
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1992–1995 armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Bosnian War was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incidents, the war is commonly seen as having started on 6 April 1992 when the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United States Air Force
Air service branch of the U.S. military
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Scott O'Grady
American politician; former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot
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No-fly zone
Militarily-enforced area prohibiting certain aircraft
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