Insiden U-2 1960
Pada 1 Mei 1960, sebuah pesawat mata-mata U-2 Amerika Serikat ditembak jatuh oleh Pasukan Pertahanan Udara Soviet saat melakukan fotografi udara di teritorial Soviet. Diterbangkan oleh pilot Francis Gary Powers, pesawat tersebut dihantam oleh sebuah misil permukaan udara S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) dan jatuh di dekat Sverdlovsk (sekarang Yekaterinburg). Powers berparasut dengan selamat dan ditangkap.
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, according to the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian – slideshow by Life magazine – contains a number of artifacts and documents relating to the U-2 incident – Central Intelligence Agency The short film is available for free download at the Internet Archive The short film is available for free download at the Internet Archive The short film is available for free download at the Internet Archive The short film is available for free download at the Internet Archive The short film is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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