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In what became known as the U-2 incident, American pilot Gary Powers was shot down while on a secret mission to photograph sites while flying over the Soviet Union. In 1962, Powers, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Moscow court, was exchanged for convicted Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who was then in U.S. custody.
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A thrilling dramatic narrative of the top-secret Cold War-era spy plane operation that transformed the CIA and brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of disaster
On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union just weeks before a peace summit between the two nations. The CIA concocted a cover story for President Eisenhower to deliver, assuring him that no one could have survived a fall from...
On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union just weeks before a peace summit between the two nations. The CIA concocted a cover story for President Eisenhower to deliver, assuring him that no one could have survived a fall from...
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