Scott O’Grady

Quick Facts

Full Name	Scott O'Grady
Occupation	Military Officer
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1965(1965-10-12)
Age	59
Country	United States
Birth City	Brooklyn
Horoscope	Libra

Scott O'Grady Biography

Scott O'Grady is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer who was born on October 12, 1965 in Brooklyn, United States. Two of the CH 53 Sea Stallions with 51 marines from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit lifted off USS Kearsarge to rescue the pilot. The two helicopters were joined by 2 Marine Corps AH-1W Supercobra helicopter gunships as well as a pair of Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jump jets. These six aircraft were supported from the same set of replacement helicopters as well as jump jets, and two Navy EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare planes as well as two Air Force EF-111A Raven electronic warfare planes as well as two Marine F/A-18D Hornets, a pair of anti-tank Air Force A-10 Thunderbolts, an SH-60B from the USS Ticonderoga (CG-47), and an NATO AWACS radar plane.

The Bosnian War was an international war that occurred within Bosnia as well as Herzegovina from April 1992 until December 1995. It was a war fought by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following pressure from the public was prompted to join the Bosnian War after allegations of violence against civilians had been reported by various media outlets. NATO military involvement mostly involved the enforcement of the “No Fly Zone” code known as Operation Deny Flight to discourage military aircraft from Bosnian and Serb Armed Forces from attacking Bosnian civilians as well as Bosniak as well as Croat forces. As part of the action, two F-16s belonging to the 555th Fighter Squadron based at Aviano Air Base, Italy was scouting the skies over Bosnia on June 2nd the 2nd of June, 1995.

The 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines, starring Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson, is loosely based on this event. Although O’Grady had given the film a positive rating on the film review television show Hot Or Not, O’Grady took offense at the portrayal of ‘his’ character in Behind Enemy Lines “as a pilot who disobeys orders and swears”. O’Grady sued 20th Century Fox in 2002 for falsely misleading the public that the film was true to life and for using him unauthorized to promote the film without his permission. 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 documentary was broadcast several times on the Discovery Channel, and O’Grady accused Fox of using it to promote the film. Both suits were settled in 2004. Fox made a confidential settlement with O’Grady, while a Texas court ruled against O’Grady and in favor of Discovery Communications. The judge’s ruling stated, in effect, that the events in a person’s life are not the same thing as that person’s likeness or image.

In September 2011, O’Grady announced a run for the 2012 Republican nomination for Texas State Senate District 8, held at the time by the retiring Republican Florence Shapiro, but he later suspended his campaign because of uncertainties over the Texas redistricting fight.

On the 11th of August in 1995 the USAF RQ-1 Predator drone was destroyed by Serb forces operating in the same region. The Serbs were able to recover the remains and turned it over to Russia to be evaluated on a technical level. On August 30th, NATO began Operation Deliberate Force, a massive airstrike that ultimately lifted the siege on Sarajevo and resulted in the conclusion of the conflict in Bosnia.

Scott O'Grady Net Worth

Scott O'Grady is one of the richest Military Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Scott O'Grady 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Scott Francis O’Grady (born October 12 1965) is an ex- United States Air Force fighter pilot. On June 2 1995, the pilot was gunned off in Bosnia and Herzegovina by an 2K12 Kub mobile SAM launcher, and was forced to exit his F-16C in hostile territory. The Marines of their home country of the U.S. eventually rescued O’Grady after a full one week of him fleeing from those Bosnian Serbs. O’Grady was also associated with an incident in the Banja Luka incident where he shot at six planes that were pursuing him. The film of 2001 Behind Enemy Lines is loosely inspired by his experiences.

O’Grady is a native of Brooklyn, New York City He is the child of William P. O’Grady and Mary Lou Scardapane. The couple attended Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington. He was a former student of the Civil Air Patrol and a 1989 Air Force ROTC graduate from the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universities located in Prescott, Arizona. Following the rescue mission, O’Grady was transferred out of active duties in the main U.S. Air Force to the Air Force Reserve, where his duties continued with the F-16. Then, in May of 2007, he graduated with an advanced education in the study of biblical literature at Dallas Theological Seminary located in Dallas, Texas. He resides in Frisco in Collin County, Texas.

O’Grady is an active Republican, having spoken at the 1996 Republican convention in support of Bob Dole. In 2004, O’Grady, supporting George W. Bush for re-election, accused Bush’s opponent John Kerry of “treason” for actions taken during the Vietnam War. O’Grady endorsed Brian Birdwell in his successful 2010 bid for the Texas State Senate, then launched his own candidacy for the Texas state house in September 2011, seeking the 2012 Republican nomination in Senate District 8 following the retirement of Sen. Florence Shapiro. O’Grady dropped out of the race in early 2012, claiming Shapiro had reneged on a promise to support him in the Republican primary, while his opponent had numerous endorsements.

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Who is Scott O'Grady Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Scott Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Scott O'Grady celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.

Where is Scott O'Grady now?

In October 1995, he was assigned as an F-16 pilot with the 466th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In July 1998, he was assigned to a joint survival agency at Fairchild Air Force Base. After 12 years of military service, O’Grady entered inactive reserve status in 2001 and resides in North Texas.

How did Scott O'Grady survive?

Compounding his crisis, his face and neck were burned by the explosion. With forces closing in, O’Grady tumbled onto the ground, ripped off his chute, grabbed some of his survival gear and raced to the woods. “And within moments, we had people walking right by me,” O’Grady said.

Did O'Grady win his lawsuit?

Nevertheless, he was featured in Behind Enemy Lines, with Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson, which was made in 2001. O’Grady so disliked the movie that he sued the studio, 20th Century Fox. The case was ultimately settled out of court.

Is Behind Enemy Lines 2 Based on a true story?

The film is based loosely on the experiences of U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O’Grady , who was shot down over Bosnia in June 1995, and was stranded in Serb-held territory for six days before being rescued by U.S. Marines. O’Grady brought a lawsuit against Twentieth Century Fox for damages to his character.

Who was the pilot shot down in Bosnia?

Bosnia-Herzegovina was the scene of some of the worst fighting, where nearly 100,000 people were killed, many of them victims of ethnic cleansing. The United States and NATO got involved in 1992, enforcing a no-fly zone. In 1995 a Serbian anti-aircraft missile destroyed an F-16 piloted by USAF Captain Scott O’Grady.