ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69526
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1950 |
| Time: | 17:39 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 59645 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 km S off Liepaja -
 Latvia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wiesbaden AFB/VPN-26 |
| Wiesbaden AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The PB4Y-2 from VPN 26 took off from Wiesbaden Air Base on a electronic surveillance flight monitoring Soviet submarines. The Privateer was intercepted by four Soviet La-11 fighters over the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Latvia, south of Liepaja and shot down.
Sources:
https://theaviationist.com/2009/09/28/airspace-violations-episode-2/
http://lae.blogg.se/2017/april/nedskjutningen-av-turbulent-turtle.html One engine recovered 2001, article in swedish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_sailors_and_fishermen_perished_in_the_sea Monument in Latvia including the lost Privateer crew.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2009 07:36 | harro | Added |
| 09-Jan-2014 21:10 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Sep-2015 14:58 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Apr-2017 07:55 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 30-Jun-2020 16:30 | MIG29 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2022 18:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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