Francis Gary Powers (1929-1977)

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Name (English)
Francis Gary Powers
Short name
Francis Gary Powers
Year of birth
1929
Year of death
1977
Short Description
"Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Lockheed 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." - (en.wikipedia.org 13.03.2024)
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