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1960 U-2 incident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on May 1, 1960 (during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower) when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. At first, the Un...
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Papers relating to the shooting down of an unarmed American civilian aircraft over the Soviet Union. ... Foreign Relations of the United States 1958-1960 - May-July 1960 - The U-2 Airplane Incident ... I have made some notes from which I want to talk to you about this U-2 incident.
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avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/u2.asp
avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/u2.asp
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Gary Powers and the U-2 Incident ... This incident set in motion a pattern of mistrust that culminated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time when U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations reached an all time low. No one can predict if the Cold War might have ended sooner had the U-2 incident not occurred...
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americanhistory.about.com/od/coldwar/a/gary_powers.htm
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Francis Gary Powers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while over the Soviet Union, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. Powers was born in Jenki...
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The U-2 Incident ... Final performance design specifications would allow the U-2 to sustain 2.5gs with a maximum speed of Mach 0.8 or 460 knots at a service altitude of 70,600 feet with an absolute maximum altitude of 73,000 carrying a payload of 450 lbs.
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www.coldwar.org/articles/60s/u2_incident.asp
www.coldwar.org/articles/60s/u2_incident.asp
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FAIRFAX, VA, February 10, 2005 ; In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir, Operation Overflight: A Memoir Of The U-2 Incident (Brassey's $24.95), pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history.
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FAS | Intelligence | IMINT Gallery | U-2 |||| Index | Search | ... UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE FLIGHTS OVER THE SOVIET UNION: THE U- 2 INCIDENT ... MAY - JULY 1960: THE U - 2 AIRPLANE INCIDENT 147. Editorial Note...
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www.fas.org/irp/imint/doc_u2/index.html
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