U-2

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The U-2 in flight

Francis Gary Powers

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U-2: Media

United States aircraft

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The U-2 in flight

The U-2 in flight

Originally developed during the 1950s, with testing carried out at Area 51, the U.S....

U.S. Air Force

U-2 Incident

U-2 Incident

The wreckage of Francis Gary Powers's U-2 reconnaissance plane.

National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers

U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers receiving his sentence in Moscow, 1960.

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U-2

U-2

U-2, a U.S. high-altitude aircraft, c. 1957.

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