Today marks the 31st anniversary of the fatal helicopter crash that killed the pilots, doctors and other crew members on their way to Srebrenica.
In the evening hours of May 7, 1995, a helicopter carrying 19 passengers took off from the Višća heliport near Živinice for Žepa. Four doctors from Tuzla were traveling to Srebrenica, who had voluntarily accepted the call to help the people of Srebrenica: Dr. Sead Halilović, Dr. Muharem Deljković, Dr. Husein Halilović and Dr. Dževad Džananović.
The helicopter crashed near the place where it was supposed to land. 12 crew members were killed, including pilots Džemal Malkić and Enver Čokić, flight technician Izet Džambič, doctors Dr. Sead Halilović, Dr. Muharem Deljković and Dr. Husein Halilović.
Passengers Nurudin Mustafić, Hasan Homarac, Avdo Mirvić, Selman Karić, Sabrija Ćesko and Hasiba Salihović also lost their lives. Other passengers were seriously and slightly injured: Ramiz Bećirović, Ejub Golić, Hamed Malić, Mehmed Malić, Samir Karić, Dr. Dževad Džananović, Dževad Džebo, Ramo Čardaković, Numo Krluč and one-year-old Emir Salihović.
After the crash of this helicopter, the air bridge to Žepa and Srebrenica was suspended, which later affected the fate of the eastern enclaves. No traces were found on the helicopter wreckage that would indicate that the helicopter was shot down with firearms, and the event remained a mystery.
