The Catalina affair was a military confrontation and Cold War-era diplomatic crisis in June 1952, in which Soviet Air Force fighter jets shot down two Swedish aircraft over international waters in the
Tp 79 Hugin at F 8 Barkarby in 1951
The Catalina shot down by Soviet forces while searching for the missing Hugin
DC-3 wreckage exhibited at the Swedish Air Force Museum
Tp 47 Canso (Catalina) at the Swedish Air Force Museum
Tage Fritjof Erlander was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1946 to 1969. During his record-long premiership, Erl
Erlander in 1949
Erlandergården, Erlander's childhood home and schoolhouse, now a museum
The death of Per Albin Hansson unexpectedly led to the selection of Erlander as prime minister
Erlander with Karin Kock (left) in 1947