Question: In which realm was this pilot's plane shot down whose flight had been approved by Thomas S. Gates Jr.?
Sentence (from "Francis Gary Powers"): Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) – often referred to as simply Gary Powers – 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.
Relevant evidence: Yes