USSR: Gary Powers U2 Shot Down

Record ID: 889

  • Title: USSR: Gary Powers U2 Shot Down
  • Date: 1st May 1960
  • Summary: The American spy-plane, the U2, was shot down with its pilot, Gary Powers, over Soviet territory on May 1 1960.
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  • Location: USSR CCCP
  • Reuters ID: LDL000ZWFMFSV
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  • Copyright Holder: Reuters Archive
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