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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
      Replying to @CIA

      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
    4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      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

      13 replies 63 retweets 139 likes
    5. 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
    6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      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
    7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
      Replying to @CIA

      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
    8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017
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      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
      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 1 Aug 2017

      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

      6:10 PM - 1 Aug 2017
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      58 replies 108 retweets 234 likes
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        2. Jess 🎓 💭 📞 🔬 🚨 📰‏ @JessicaA2779 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          The CIA, what I want my boys to look up too.. the best of the best in America! Does Truth triumph over Evil? Do good CIA.. we want 2 believe

          3 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
        3. Michael Lipchock‏ @MichaelLipchoc6 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @JessicaA2779 @CIA @NBCLA

          President trump is trying to help us but we didn't get a rise in social security and people r eating cat food out of cans

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        1. Paul Rodgers‏ @PaulRodgersKY 1 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          No gauge ever caused anything.

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        1. 2Az‏ @AaronSkrt 3 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          Wheres pac? He aint dead

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        1. Bane Theorist‏ @BaneTheorist 4 Aug 2017
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          That's a big helicopter crash. Were there any survivors?

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        1. Mikâil‏ @MikailCftcl 3 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          Bunlar sizin PYD''ye verdiğiniz silahlar. Yalanlarınızla bizi kandıramazsınız.pic.twitter.com/VnNN86JqA4

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        1. Christopher Sneddon‏ @Christo13179468 14 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          The recent speech by President Trump is 100& correct the problem is will the American people adhere to this.

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        1. Patricia Gomez‏ @Patri_011 13 Aug 2017
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        1. James‏ @Soldadodfjames 10 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          http://bit.ly/2vPnnoi  hh

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        1. Grulla FreeVenezuela‏ @JFreeVenezuela 10 Aug 2017
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        1. Christopher Sneddon‏ @Christo13179468 10 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          If Kim jong-un fires missiles towards Guam remember you have the right to defend yourself! It would be a remarkable stupid thing for them!

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        1. Robert Hollingsworth‏ @EaglesArrows 8 Aug 2017
          Replying to @CIA @NBCLA

          Rest in peace and honor, Amen

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