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2 United States of America/339 Albania
MID#2857
Dispute Number: 2857
Date(s): December 23, 1957 to January 9, 1958
Participants: 339 Albania/2 United States of America
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Albanian fighters forced down a US Air Force jet that became lost and
crossed into Albanian airspace. The plane and pilot were released two weeks later.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from January 7, 1958. End Date changed from
January 10, 1958.
2 United States of America/345 Yugoslavia
MID#3193
Dispute Number: 3193
Date(s): August 9, 1946 to August 19, 1946
Participants: 2 United States of America/345 Yugoslavia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: There were two attacks on American C-47 transports by Yugoslav fighters
over airspace violations. In the first incident, an American plane was forced down, and
the second attack killed five airmen when their craft was shot down.
Coding changes: End Date changed from August 31, 1946.
MID#3551
Dispute Number: 3551
Date(s): July 16, 1992 to May 21, 1993
Participants: 2 United States of America, 20 Canada, 200 United Kingdom, 210
Netherlands, 211 Belgium, 220 France, 230 Spain, 235 Portugal, 255 Germany, 325
Italy, 350 Greece, 360 Romania, 390 Denmark, 640 Turkey/345 Yugoslavia
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side A (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute concerns attempts by several countries—the United States,
Britain, and France, most notably—to deter Yugoslav involvement in the Bosnian
civil war. Fourteen countries coordinated to both blockade and implement a no-fly
zone. The conflict ended with UN Resolution 1074 and the implementation of the
Dayton Peace Accords, but this dispute is coded as ending six months after the imple-
mentation of the blockade.
Coding changes: End Date changed from October 2, 1996.