Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 13, 1952 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 13, 1952 near Gotska Sandön Island Gotland, Sweden with 8 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by Soviet MiG-15...
- Date: June 13, 1952
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Gotska Sandön Island Gotland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by Soviet MiG-15 fighter
A Swedish Air Force DC-3 on a signals intelligence mission from Stockholm was shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 over the Baltic Sea off Gotska Sandon. All eight people on board were killed. No trace of the aircraft or crew was found, and the Soviet Union later admitted the attack.