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O'Grady sued 20th Century Fox in 2002 for falsely misleading the public that the film was true to life. He also took action over the documentary, Behind Enemy Lines: The Scott O'Grady Story, which was a re-edited version of a BBC documentary which Discovery Communications, parent company of the Discovery Channel, had purchased and edited. The ...
The pilot, Scott O'Grady, ejected from the cockpit and was rescued six days later. The incident was the subject of the 2001 American film Behind Enemy Lines and a 2007 National Geographic documentary about the incident was aired on the channel as part of the series Situation Critical - Downed Pilot.
After he had expended all his missiles and low on fuel, Wright handed over the chase to his wingman, Capt. Scott O'Grady, who had been flying 'top cover' above his flight leader. O'Grady dropped down to engage and fired an AIM-9M ; the missile locked on and a near explosion of the warhead triggered by the proximity fuse severely damaged the ...
On 2 June 1995, Captain Scott O'Grady of the United States Air Force was sent on a routine no-fly zone patrol in his F-16. While on patrol, O'Grady's F-16 was shot down by a Serb SA-6 surface-to-air missile system near Mrkonjić Grad. O'Grady ejected safely, but found himself trapped in Serb-controlled territory.
Father Oliver O’Grady at Sacred Heart Church in Turlock in 1981. He was arrested in 1993 and booked on 23 counts of child sexual abuse. O’Grady pleaded guilty in San Joaquin County to four ...
Capt. Lacie "Sonic" Hester, an F-15E instructor weapons systems officer, is the first Air Force woman to receive the Silver Star and only the 10th female service member ever to receive the award.
O'Grady, who later became a children's author and motivational speaker, filed suit against both the producers of Behind Enemy Lines as well as Behind Enemy Lines: The Scott O’Grady Story, a 1998 documentary that Discovery Channel aired on his experience, for defamation of character, accusing the film's producers of invasion of privacy through ...
In June 1995, elements of the 24th MEU launched a daring, daylight Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission to rescue Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady, who had been shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina six days earlier. In 1996, the MEU served as a contingency force in the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Decisive Endeavor.