Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977
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Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 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.
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associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
associatedWith | Donovan, James B. (James Britt), 1916- |
associatedWith | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 |
associatedWith | Goodpaster, Andrew J. (Andrew Jackson), 1915-2005 |
associatedWith | Minnich, L. Arthur (Lawrence Arthur), 1918-1990 |
associatedWith | Morgan, Gerald D. (Gerald Demuth), 1908-1976 |
memberOf | United States. Air Force |
associatedWith | United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. |
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Birth 1929-08-17
Death 1977-08-01
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