Powers Francis Gary

1995

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1. Article by Grinevsky O. "Anxious May 1960" in the newspaper "Sovershenno sekretno" No. 4, 1995. about the U-2 spy plane piloted by Powers and about its downing near Sverdlovsk on 05/01/1960 (1 sheet, photocopy)

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Francis Gary Powers

Definition: American pilot

Years of life: 1929—1977

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American pilot who flew reconnaissance missions for the CIA. The U-2 spy plane he piloted was shot down during a flight near Sverdlovsk on 05/01/1960. Sentenced on August 19, 1960. by the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR under Article 2 “On criminal liability for state crimes” to 10 years in prison, with the first three years to be served in prison. In February 1962, he was exchanged for the Soviet intelligence officer Rudolf Abel, exposed in the USA.

Documents (1)

1. Grinevsky O.'s article "Anxious May 60th" in the newspaper "Sovershenno sekretno" No. 4 for 1995. about the U-2 spy plane piloted by Powers and about its downing near Sverdlovsk on 05/01/1960

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Biryuzov Sergey Semenovich, Bissell Richard, Voronov N.M., Grinevsky Oleg Alekseevich, Goodpaster Andrew, Allen Welsh Dulles, Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich, Mentyukov Igor, Francis Gary Powers, Savitsky Evgeniy Yakovlevich, Safronov Sergey Ivanovich, Khrushchev Nikita Sergeevich, Eisenhower Dwight David