11 mars 1994 pendant la guerre en Bosnie : près de Vitez, un hélicoptère HC4 du roi de mer de la Royal Navy prend son envol devant un hélicoptère HVO (Croate bosniaque) Mil mi-8MTV-1 HIP.
9693 x 4607 px | 82,1 x 39 cm | 32,3 x 15,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
11 mars 1994
Lieu:
Nova Bila, Vitez, central Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Informations supplémentaires:
Cette image peut avoir des imperfections car il s’agit d’une image historique ou de reportage.
In violation of the ceasefire agreement, the HVO helicopter has just brought in fresh fighting men. The British Warrior in the background acts as a deterrent to the helicopter departing. The Croat–Bosniak War in central Bosnia began on 18th October 1992 and was a conflict between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the self-proclaimed Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, supported by Croatia. After heavy fighting between the Croats and Muslims, a ceasefire was finally co-ordinated on 23rd February 1994 and a Muslim-Croat Federation established. 845 Naval Air Squadron and its Sea King HC4 helicopters had been dispatched to the region in late 1992 in response to escalating tensions in the region. It supported UNPROFOR and NATO peacekeeping missions in the country, providing transportation and evacuating refugees and casualties. The first British helicopter squadron into Bosnia, 845 NAS was also the last squadron to leave in 2005. UNPROFOR was composed of nearly 39, 000 personnel from 42 countries, whose primary role was the protection of civilians during the war in Bosnia.
