Banja Luka incident
Part of the Bosnian War
Date February 28, 1994 Location near Banja Luka, Bosnia Result NATO victory
Combatants
Bosnian Serb Army	USAF
Strength
6 J-21 Jastreb	4+ F-16
Casualties
4 aircraft destroyed, pilots fate unknown	none

The Banja Luka incident, February 28, 1994, was an incident in which six Bosnian Serb Army-owned J-21 Jastreb light attack jets were engaged and four of them shot down by United States Air Force F-16s near Banja Luka, Bosnia. Combatants Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predominantly Bosniak) Army of Republika Srpska, Yugoslav Peoples Army, various paramilitary units from Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian) Croatian Defence Council, Croatian Army (Croatian) Commanders Alija Izetbegović (President of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sefer Halilović (Army chief of staff 1992-1993) Rasim... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco (previously Jedna i jedina) Capital (and largest city)  Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Emerging federal democratic republic  - Presidency members 1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  - Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Å pirić Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared March 1, 1992   - Recognized April 6... Image File history File links Flag_of_Republika_Srpska. ... Bosnian Serb Army, officially Army of the Republika Srpska (Serbian Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske, ВРС/VRS) is the military of the Bosnian Serb political entity of Republika Srpska. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States and used by dozens of countries all over the world. ... Combatants Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Image:Herzeg Bosnia. ... Combatants ARBiH (1992-95) NATO Air Force (1995) JNA (1992) VRS (1992-95) Commanders Mustafa Hajrulahović Vahid Karavelić Nedžad Ajnadžić Stanislav Galic (1992-94) Dragomir Milosevic (1994-95) Strength 30,000-70,000 of badly-armed troops 30,000-50,000 Thousands of Artillery pieces, Hundreds of Tanks... The ViÅ¡egrad massacre was an act of ethnic cleansing and mass murder of Bosniak civilians that occurred in the town of ViÅ¡egrad in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, committed by Bosnian Serb paramilitary forces of Milan Lukić at the start of the Bosnian War during the spring of 1992. ... Combatants Bosnian Serb Army USAF Strength SA-6 missiles 2 F-16s Casualties none 1 aircraft destroyed The Mrkonjić Grad incident, June 2, 1995, was an incident in which a Bosnian Serb Army SA-6 surface-to-air missile shot down a USAF F-16 near Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia. ... Burial of 505 identified Bosniak civilians (July 11, 2006) Burial of 610 identified Bosniak civilians (July 11, 2005 The Srebrenica Massacre, also known as Srebrenica Genocide, was the July 1995 killing of an estimated 7,000-8,000 [1] Bosniak males in the region of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Operation Deliberate Force. ... Combatants Croatia Republic of Serbian Krajina Commanders general Zvonimir ÄŒervenko general Mile MrkÅ¡ić Strength 150,000 soldiers, 350 tanks, 800 artillery pieces, 50 rocket launchers, 30 aircraft and helicopters 40,000 soldiers, 200 tanks, 350 artillery pieces, 25 rocket launchers, 20 aircraft and helicopters Casualties 174 soldiers killed, 1... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Bosnian Serb Army, officially Army of the Republika Srpska (Serbian Војска Републике Српске/Vojska Republike Srpske, ВРС/VRS) is the military of the Bosnian Serb political entity of Republika Srpska. ... Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in southwest Asia, fly over the desert. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States and used by dozens of countries all over the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco (previously Jedna i jedina) Capital (and largest city)  Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Emerging federal democratic republic  - Presidency members 1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  - Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Å pirić Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared March 1, 1992   - Recognized April 6...

NATO Airborne Early Warning aircraft (NAEW) detected unknown tracks South of Banja Luka early that morning. Two NATO aircraft, U.S. Air Force F-16s, were vectored to the area and intercepted six J-21 Jastreb-Galeb aircraft. In accordance with the rules of engagement, two "land or exit the No-Fly Zone or be engaged" orders were issued which were ignored, according to NATO. While this was happening the violating aircraft dropped bombs. The NATO fighters engaged the planes, shooting down three of them. A second pair of NATO fighters, U.S. Air Force F-16s, arrived and shot down a fourth violator. The remaining two planes left the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[2] (NATO; French: ; also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance, the Western Alliance, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... This article describes the military term of the rules of engagement. ...

USAF officially credited kills to Captain Robert G. Wright, 526th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Wing, flying F-16C 89-2137, and to Captain Stephen L. Allen, of the same unit, flying F-16C 89-2009. Capt. Wright was credited with three of the kills, using an AIM-120 AMRAAM and two AIM-9 Sidewinders, and Capt. Allen was credited with a single kill, using an AIM-9 Sidewinder. The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM (pronounced am-ram), commonly known to air crews as the Slammer, is a modern Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) capable of all weather day and night performance. ... Sidewinder Missile The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft and recently, certain gunship helicopters. ...

However F-16.net received a report from an alleged former Yugoslavian pilot that in actuality all six J-22 aircraft were hit, with five shot down and three Serbian pilots killed. The sixth aircraft was said to have suffered battle damage but successfully recovered at Udbina airfield, where it crash-landed because of fuel starvation. Discussion page for F-16.net Udbina is small town in Croatia in the Lika Senj county of the Lika region. ...

See also

• Mrkonjić Grad incident (June 1995)

Combatants Bosnian Serb Army USAF Strength SA-6 missiles 2 F-16s Casualties none 1 aircraft destroyed The Mrkonjić Grad incident, June 2, 1995, was an incident in which a Bosnian Serb Army SA-6 surface-to-air missile shot down a USAF F-16 near Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia. ...

External links

• http://www.afsouth.nato.int/operations/denyflight/DenyFlightFactSheet.htm