May 1, 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the incident in which United States pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union in the U-2 aircraft spurring an internation incident. Powers was later exchanged for Soviet Colonel Rudolf Abel on the Glienecke Bridge (shown here) in Berlin.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
50th Anniversary of U-2 Incident
May 1, 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the incident in which United States pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union in the U-2 aircraft spurring an internation incident. Powers was later exchanged for Soviet Colonel Rudolf Abel on the Glienecke Bridge (shown here) in Berlin.
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