Footage of a United States U-2 spy plane that captured imagery of the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the ...
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The U-2 Spy Plane Incident - Gary Powers Shot Down
In 1960, a secret American U-2 flight over Soviet airspace ended in disaster. Pilot Gary Powers was shot down, captured, and thrust into the center of a Cold War showdown.
The infamous U-2 spy plane has been a part of our collective psyche since May 1, 1960, when the Soviet Union shot one down while flying a reconnaissance mission over its airspace. This event, which ...
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