Kaleva (airplane)
OH-ALL, the aircraft involved, seen in 1938 | |
| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 June 1940 |
| Summary | Airliner shootdown |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Junkers Ju 52 |
| Aircraft name | Kaleva |
| Operator | Aero O/Y |
| Registration | OH-ALL |
| Flight origin | Ülemiste Airport |
| Destination | Helsinki-Malmi Airport |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Kaleva was a civilian Junkers Ju 52 passenger airplane belonging to the Finnish carrier Aero O/Y. On June 14, 1940, as Flight 1631 from Tallinn in Estonia to Helsinki in Finland, it was shot down over the Gulf of Finland by two combat aircraft of Soviet Naval Aviation and downed near the Estonian island of Keri, killing all nine on board. The incident occurred during the Interim Peace between the Soviet Union and Finland, and at the outset of the Soviet occupation of Estonia.
The airplane's wreck was found on June 5, 2024, by Estonian unmanned underwater vehicles near the Keri lighthouse in Estonian territorial waters. The wreck is located at a depth of 71 to 76 metres (233 to 249 ft).