Tag: Francis Gary Powers
Losing a U-2 over the Soviet Union was the nightmare scenario, and Francis Gary Powers was not dreaming. It was
around 6:20 on Sunday May 1, 1960 when a member of the crew pulled the ladder
away and slammed the canopy shut. The pilot then locked it from the inside. As Francis
Gary Powers taxied on...
“Especially in light of the U-2 that was shot down over Cuba in 1962, I understood my father's frustration. All of the sudden, Washington officials were faced with the political dilemma of having to admit that the Soviets were more advanced than they realized,” Francis Gary Powers Jr. One of the most...
