Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jun 16, 1952, Baltic Sea
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on June 16, 1952 near Baltic Sea, World with no fatalities. Cause: Shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft.
- Date: June 16, 1952
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Baltic Sea, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft
A Swedish Air Force Catalina was sent to search for a missing Swedish DC-3 in the Baltic Sea. It was shot down by Soviet fighters on the way and made a forced landing or ditching. All crew were rescued by the German freighter Münsterland, and the aircraft was lost.