page_title: Catalina affair
hierarchical_section_title: Catalina affair
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of the Catalina that was shot down by the Soviet. Svenska: Bild på den nedskjutna Catalinan strax efter nödlandningen.
context_page_description: The Catalina affair was a military confrontation and diplomatic crisis in June 1952 between the USSR and Sweden. It was during the Cold War. Soviet fighter aeroplanes shot down two Swedish Air Force aeroplanes over the Baltic Sea. Both aircrafts were found in 2003.
context_section_description: The Catalina affair (Swedish: Catalinaaffären) was a military confrontation and diplomatic crisis in June 1952 between the USSR and Sweden. It was during the Cold War. Soviet fighter aeroplanes shot down two Swedish Air Force aeroplanes over the Baltic Sea. Both aircrafts were found in 2003.
caption: The Catalina shot down by Soviet forces while searching for the missing Hugin
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