ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69526
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 08-APR-1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer |
| Operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 16 km South off Liepaja -
 Latvia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wiesbaden Air Base |
| Wiesbaden Air Base |
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:
http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/airspace-violations-episode-2/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2009 07:36 | harro | Added |
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