Swedish Catalinas
As a boy I used to take my bike down to Bromma airport (Stockholm) just to watch my favourite aircraft - the Catalina.
I only know they were three PB 4-54. In service 1947-1966 mainly for sea-rescue.
One was shot down by a Soviet MiG-fighter over International water the Baltic 20 nm off Dagö (Estonia) on June 16th 1952.
Here the crew is heading for the German steamer "Münsterland" wich picked them up.
Stellan
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Last edited by Stellan Bojerud (RIP); 21-11-04 at 16:56.
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