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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017

      OTD 1977: Former U2 pilot Francis Gary #Powers was killed when his helicopter crashed due to a faulty fuel gauge. http://1.usa.gov/1F6yVCA pic.twitter.com/mGSqgbZq4l

      34 replies 204 retweets 411 likes
    2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      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

      12 replies 94 retweets 202 likes
    3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
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      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

      11 replies 68 retweets 164 likes
      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017

      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

      6:01 PM - 1 Aug 2017
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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          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

          13 replies 74 retweets 148 likes
        3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
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          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

          18 replies 76 retweets 164 likes
        4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
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          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

          30 replies 67 retweets 203 likes
        5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          1965: Powers was awarded the CIA Intelligence Star “for voluntary acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions…”pic.twitter.com/BOeSkgiEge

          44 replies 117 retweets 364 likes
        6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
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          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

          58 replies 108 retweets 234 likes
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        2. Rochelle Dolim‏ @MariposaX 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          So?

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        3. 5D Justice‏ @TruckerWifeLife 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @MariposaX @CIA

          It doesn't kill anyone to learn about history. Most youth suffer from ignorance.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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        1. AJ the Geek‏ @aj_the_geek 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Did the Soviets gather much intel from the crashed plane? Appreciate the work you do for our country.

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        1.  ❄️ Mark Woodward‏ @NYtitanic1999 24 Aug 2017
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           ❄️ Mark Woodward Retweeted John Schindler

          https://twitter.com/20committee/status/900792819253735424 … North Korean spies caught trying to steal plans in the Ukraine

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          John SchindlerVerified account @20committee
          Pyongyang's spooks got pwned by SBU: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/24/europe/ukraine-north-korea-spies/index.html …
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        1. Little Ozzy‏ @36_prot 14 Aug 2017
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          "powers avoided" @AONNRecords

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        1. @backsnapper150‏ @ReedReedjacobs 9 Aug 2017
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          https://www.facebook.com/reed.jacobs/posts/10208549267163716 …

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        1. Christopher Sneddon‏ @Christo13179468 3 Aug 2017
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          The next war will be an economic war in that who will control this world. USA or China + Russia. Keep pushing yourself on that front.

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        1. SergioMayrinck‏ @sergio_mayrinck 1 Aug 2017
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          👏👏👏

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        1. Александр Шаталов‏ @alendales 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA

          Ну вы и сказочники! "На трактор, озеро, линии электропередачи,..". Как это романтично) И быть захваченным двумя трактористами)))

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