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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 317-95
June 08, 1995

RESCUED PILOT IDENTIFIED

Captain Scott Francis O'Grady, U.S. Air Force, has been identified as the F-16 pilot who was shot down over Bosnia and has now successfully been rescued by NATO search and rescue forces. Captain O'Grady, whose home of record is Spokane, Washington, is assigned to the 555 Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy.