May 1, 1960

USSR shoots down U-2 flight over Sverdlovsk; pilot Francis Gary Powers survives crash.

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U-2 Model used by Francis Gary Powers

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U-2 Aircraft “AQUATONE” (1/48 Scale Model)

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