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Operation Overflight
Francis Gary Powers
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Description for Operation Overflight
Paperback. This is Francis Gary Powers' memoir of when he served as a pilot in the US Air Force, completed 27 U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA, and was shot down and captured in 1960. Upon his return to the US in 1962, he flew the U-2 as a test pilot but died in a helicopter crash in 1977. Editor(s): Gentry, Curt. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history. After surviving the shoot-down of his reconnaissance plane and his capture on May 1, 1960, Powers endured sixty-one days of rigorous interrogation by the KGB, a public trial, a conviction for espionage, and the start of a ten-year sentence. After nearly two years, the U.S. government obtained his release from prison in a dramatic exchange for convicted Soviet spy Rudolph Abel. The narrative is ... Read more
In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history. After surviving the shoot-down of his reconnaissance plane and his capture on May 1, 1960, Powers endured sixty-one days of rigorous interrogation by the KGB, a public trial, a conviction for espionage, and the start of a ten-year sentence. After nearly two years, the U.S. government obtained his release from prison in a dramatic exchange for convicted Soviet spy Rudolph Abel. The narrative is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574884227
SKU
V9781574884227
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About Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and completed twenty-seven U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA, including several overflights of the Soviet Union, until shot down by a Soviet surface-to-air missile on May 1, 1960. Upon his return to the United States in 1962, he flew the U-2 as an engineering test pilot for ... Read more
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