| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-BELI |
| MSN: | 3098 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | near Berlin -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF/EDBB) |
Two Russian MiG-15s opened fire, causing substantial damage to the DC-4 and wounding three passengers. The aircraft was hit by 89 shots. Engines no. 3 and 4 were shut down and the pilot carried out a safe emergency landing at Berlin-Tempelhof. Russian authorities claimed that the DC-4 had strayed off the international air corridor.
Sources:
DDR-Luftwaffe.de
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