Soviet fighters shot down a US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer over the Baltic Sea

On 8 April 1950, Soviet La-11 fighters shot down a US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer (BuNo 59645) over the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Liepāja, Latvia (that time occupied by USSR). Plane was lost in the sea. about 5 miles from the coast

Named the Turbulent Turtle, the aircraft was assigned to Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26)

4 days later Soviet Union announced, that USA bombier B-29 passed over Soviet border and opened fire to Russian fighters.

Privateer Crew, all lost:

• Lt, Jack Fette,
• Lt. Howard W Seeschaf,
• Lt. Robert D Reynolds,
• Tommy L Burgess,
• Frank L Beckman, 
• Joe H Danens,
• Jack W Thomas,
• Joseph J Bourassa,
• Edward J Purcell
• Joseph N Rinnier Jr.

Russian 2 fighters crews:

• Lt Ivan Ivanovich Tezyaev. 
• Sn Lt Boris Pavlovich,
• Sn Lt Anatolii Stepanovich Gerasimov
• Lt Yevgraph Sataev