Submitted by aua on 2025.11.24. - 14:58 vf_node_items vf_node_pictures_all title (item) field_cer_web field_cer_navbox g_geofield Four Soviet La-11 fighters shot down a US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer (BuNo 59645, "Turbulent Turtle") over the Baltic Sea. (The Privateer Incident.) https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/69526https://cryptologicfoundation.org/community/cryptologic-history/cryptologic-history-calendar.html/event/2027/04/08/1807182000/1950-navy-pb4y-2-privateer-patrol-bomber-shot-down-/94198https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/pb4y-2-privateer-buno-59645-mission-of-8-april-1950.45095/https://theaviationist.com/2009/09/28/airspace-violations-episode-2/https://afterburner.com.pl/8-april-1950-four-soviet-la-11-fighters-shot-down-a-us-navy-pb4y-2-privateer-over-the-baltic-sea/https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1950/december/privateer-incident fr_importance Select rating Give https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/69526 1/5 Give https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/69526 2/5 Give https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/69526 3/5 Give https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/69526 4/5 Give https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/69526 5/5 Cancel rating No votes yet