In 1960, #Powers flew what was to be the first U-2 flight across the whole of Russia. He was shot down over the USSR on May 1st.pic.twitter.com/19YwRrgrBP
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In 1960, #Powers flew what was to be the first U-2 flight across the whole of Russia. He was shot down over the USSR on May 1st.pic.twitter.com/19YwRrgrBP
Powers, stuck in the rapidly descending plane, was unable to activate the U-2’s self-destruct mechanism before he finally freed himself.pic.twitter.com/JqyxnnDP9l
Powers avoided landing on a tractor, in a lake, & on crackling power lines, but was seized by 2 men following him from the ground.pic.twitter.com/xNBORqmOZD
Powers was taken to KGB headquarters & questioned 11 hours a day, 7 days a week. He was tried for espionage, lost, & sentenced to 10 years.pic.twitter.com/bt4RJlgDPm
Almost 2 yrs later, #Powers was exchanged on Glienicke Bridge -Bridge of Spies- for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy convicted of espionage in US.pic.twitter.com/JcKbIE2KhY
Powers continued working for CIA, training officers to cope while being interrogated, until he became a @LockheedMartin U-2 test pilot.pic.twitter.com/4pi0uQn9he
1965: Powers was awarded the CIA Intelligence Star “for voluntary acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions…”pic.twitter.com/BOeSkgiEge
As a traffic pilot-reporter for @NBCLA Powers died 1 Aug 1977 when his helicopter crashed due to a faulty fuel gauge
http://1.usa.gov/1F6yVCA pic.twitter.com/0WZFNQSES8
We beat you to it.
stop it with the false alarms
Could not believe this was how he met his end after crashing the U2 when the Russians shot him down. Thought he was invincible.
An American hero for sure!
yeah sure, THATS what killed him,lol
He endured a terrible experience during his show trial in Russia.
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