Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 June 1952
Aircraft Type: Consolidated Tp 47 Canso (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Svensk Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)
Registration Number: 47002
Location: Baltic Sea –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Tp47 (PBY-5A) flying boats.Tp47 (PBY-5A) flying boats.
On June 13, two Tp47 (PBY-5A) flying boats were dispatched from Hgerns Air Force/Naval Rescue Station to search for a missing Swedish Air Force C-47. A Soviet MiG-15 fighter attacked both flying boats, causing significant damage and forcing them to force-land near the German freighter Mnsterland.On June 13, two Tp47 (PBY-5A) flying boats were dispatched from Hgerns Air Force/Naval Rescue Station to search for a missing Swedish Air Force C-47. A Soviet MiG-15 fighter attacked both flying boats, causing significant damage and forcing them to force-land near the German freighter Mnsterland.
Description
Two Tp47 (PBY-5A) flying boats were sent from Hgerns Air Force/Naval Rescue Station to search for a Swedish Air Force C-47 that had gone missing in the area on June 13. Both flying boats were fired upon, starting around 04:15 by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter. One Tp47 was hit several times and force-landed near the German freighter Mnsterland around 04:20 with one engine working. The pilot and navigator were injured. The crew were rescued by the freighter but the Canso sank.
Source of Information
http://www.aef.se/Omvarlden/Referenser/fv_nytt_1_2002_nedskjutningen_av_catalinan.pdf, http://www.smb.nu/index.php/svenska-flygplan/transportflygplan/664-tp-47-1948-1966http://www.aef.se/Omvarlden/Referenser/fv_nytt_1_2002_nedskjutningen_av_catalinan.pdf, http://www.smb.nu/index.php/svenska-flygplan/transportflygplan/664-tp-47-1948-1966Primary Cause
Soviet MiG-15 fighter attack.Soviet MiG-15 fighter attack.Share on:
