Scott O'Grady, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Scott O'Grady

United States Air Force captain

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1965

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Scott Francis O'Grady (born October 12, 1965) is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot.
On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by an 2K12 Kub mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory.
Marines from the U.S.
eventually rescued O'Grady after nearly a week of him evading the Bosnian Serbs.
He was previously involved in the Banja Luka incident where he fired upon six enemy aircraft.
The 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines is loosely based upon his experiences. 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.