Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Investigations and Counterespionage Operational Case Files, 1962 - 1963. Francis Gary Powers-U2 Spy Incident 1 of 2 [34-7330).

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Investigations and Counterespionage Operational Case Files, 1962 - 1963. Francis Gary Powers-U2 Spy Incident 1 of 2 [34-7330).

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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....