File:Wreckage of Lockheed U-2C (56-6693) (38901816671).jpg
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c/n 360. On 1st May 1960, civilian pilot Gary Powers flew a Lockheed U-2C from Pakistan on a reconnaissance mission over Russia for the CIA. He was famously shot down by an SA-2 surface to air missile. Less well known is that the missile that shot him down was the first of 8 fired. One of the other missiles actually shot down a Russian MiG-19 which was also trying to intercept Powers. Powers was finally returned to the West in a 'Spy-swap' in February 1962. The remains of his U-2 (s/n 56-6693, msn 360) are now on display in the Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow, Russia. 26th August 2017 |
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| Source | Wreckage of Lockheed U-2C [56-6693] |
| Author | Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Hawkeye UK at https://flickr.com/photos/65001151@N03/38901816671 (archive). It was reviewed on 9 December 2017 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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