1994 Goražde air strikes

Goražde air strikes
Part of NATO intervention in Bosnia and Operation Deny Flight

A USAF F-16c during Operation Deny Flight
Date10 – 16 April 1994
Location
around Goražde
Result NATO operational failure
Belligerents
 NATO
 United Nations
 Republika Srpska
Commanders and leaders
Jeremy M. Boorda Ratko Mladić
Casualties and losses
1 British BAE Sea Harrier shot down
1 French Super Etendard damaged
1 SAS member killed
1 SAS member wounded
150 UNPROFOR POWs
1 command outpost damaged

The Goražde air strikes was a series of NATO actions under the umbrella of operation Deny Fly to stop the Serbian offensive on Goražde, Bosnia. As a result, a Serbian command post was hit by American aircraft, while on the NATO side a British fighter was shot down and a French strike aircraft sustained damaged. On the ground, one Special Air Service British soldier was killed and another wounded, while 150 UNPROFOR soldiers were taken hostage. In the end, NATO stopped air operations over Goražde and the Serbs agreed to halt their offensive in the area.