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Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.

Historical image related to Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter. from June 13, 1952

Catalina affair

1952 Cold War–era diplomatic crisis

The Catalina affair was a military confrontation and Cold War-era diplomatic crisis in June 1952, in which Soviet Air Force fighter jets shot down two Swedish aircraft over international waters in the Baltic Sea.
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Douglas DC-3

Airliner and military transport aircraft family

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a…
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

Soviet fighter aircraft

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. In aerial combat during the Korean War, it outclassed…
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