Francis Gary Powers
1929
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1977
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Milligan University, Grundy Senior High School
occupation: aircraft pilot, spy
award received: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, National Defense Service Medal, Prisoner of War Medal
Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Lockheed U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. He later worked as a helicopter pilot for KNBC in Los Angeles and died in a 1977 helicopter crash. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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