In June 1952 the Swedish Air Force lost two aircraft on Cold War operations , in what became known as the Catalina affair . A signals intelligence Douglas DC-3 was intercepted by Soviet MiG-15s over the Baltic , and shot down with the loss of three aircrew and five civilian technicians . A PBY Catalina rescue seaplane was then also downed , the five-man crew being rescued from the sea by a freighter
Catalina affair
Catalina affair
Swedish Air Force