Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Francis G. Powers.

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Official Military Personnel Files, 1947 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Francis G. Powers.

1953-2012

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/74879794

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (June 24, 1953-July 6, 2012); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (March 15, 2011-June 29, 2012); Original Containers (n.d.).

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eng, Latn

National Archives at St. Louis

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SNAC Resource ID: 11644027

National Archives at St. Louis

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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977

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Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. He later worked as a helicopter pilot for KNBC in Los Angeles and died in a 1977 helicopter crash....