British jet shot down over Gorazde

Title
British jet shot down over Gorazde
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
16 Apr 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:02:54
Description
Iain Ramage reports as UN ordered NATO air strikes on Gorazde in Bosia in poor weather resulted in a British jet being shot down. Lieutenant Nick Richardson bailed out of his aircraft and Lieutenant Oz Phillips got back to base. Comment from Terry Loughran, Commander of aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; UK Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind; shadow Foreign Secretary Jack Cunningham; Liberal Democrat defence spokesman Menzies Campbell.
Contributors
Malcolm Rifkind; Jack Cunningham; Menzies Campbell; Iain Ramage; Terry Loughran
Keywords
Ethnic conflicts; UN; NATO; Peacekeeping; Aerial bombardment; Wars (events); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Gorazde; Yugoslav War (1991-1995); Airborne forces

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