When NATO First Went to War (The Banja Luka Incident)

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Operation Deny Flight, a formation of no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina began in April of 1993. There were numerous violations but NATO forces were only giving warnings until 28 February 1994. The Serbian entity, Republika Srpska sent six of its J-21 Jastreb and two J-22 Orao combat aircraft against two weapons factories controlled by Bosniaks. For the first time, NATO fighters would go beyond just warnings. Not since the Korean War was a USAF pilot credited with so many victories in a single day. This incident also saw the involvement of Scott O'Grady who would later become famous (or perhaps infamous) after being shot down over Bosnia.

Main sources:
- Bojan Dimitrijević: Operation Deliberate Force: Air War over Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995
https://amzn.to/3IZ05zY

- Donald J. McCarthy - The Raptors: All F-15 and F-16 Aerial Combat Victories
https://amzn.to/4abN0iR

- Okršaj srpskih Jastrebova i američkih F-16 na nebu BiH
https://www.ekspres.net/istorija/okrs...

- Risovi sa Vrbasa protiv Borbenih Sokolova NATO-a
https://militaristikablog.wordpress.c...

Special thanks to Dominique Roudier for help with the research!

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