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KC-97 crew member tells the story of when his tanker refueled the then top-secret U-2 planes flying spy missions over Soviet Union

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Francis Gary Powers

KC-97 Navigator tells the story of when his tanker refueled the then top-secret U-2 planes flying spy missions over Soviet Union

Thanks to our partners

The story of the Soviet Su-9 pilots who were ordered to ram Powers’ U-2 (One of them claimed to have downed the U-2 with the wake of his jet by crossing in front of it!)

The story of the Soviet MiG-19 pilot shot down and killed by Soviet SAMs while he was trying to intercept the already destroyed Francis Gary Powers’ U-2

Kamikaze Soviet-Style: the unknown Story of the Su-9 Pilot who was ordered to ram Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 Spy Plane

Mayday! A detailed description of Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 shoot-down

Francis Gary Powers Jr. reveals exclusive details on the shoot-down of his father’s U-2

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