Francis Gary Powers

Definition: American pilot
Years of life: 1929—1977
Reproduction methods:
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.

Cases (1)

Documents (5)

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Пауэрс Фрэнсис Гэри
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
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Пеньковский Олег Владимирович
3. Article by Knightley Philip “The Penkovsky Case: Another Version” in the newspaper “24 Hours” No. 31 (216) dated July 29, 1993. about the history of cooperation between KGB Colonel Penkovsky and British intelligence and the CIA.
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Пеньковский Олег Владимирович
4. Article by O. Grinevsky “It was about Penkovsky” in the magazine “Top Secret” No. 4, 1997. about the information transmitted by O. Penkovsky to British intelligence.