Warming Cold War relations turned to ice on May 1, 1960, when the Soviets shot down American U-2 spy plane flown by Francis Gary Powers. Join Vince Houghton and Francis Gary Powers, Jr. (son) for an all-new Curator's Corner this Thurs., May 14, 12 p.m., as they explore the gripping story of how the U-2 secret was exposed. Houghton and Powers will also take a look at key artifacts related to the U-2 incident from the Spy Museum’s Looking, Listening Sensing, gallery. https://bit.ly/2VUXakg | 📷: B

3.3K views · 86 reactions | Check out the Living History Film Series with special guest speaker Francis Gary Powers Jr. this Thursday evening. Powers will discuss the true story behind the movie that depicts his father, a CIA U-2 pilot's capture by the Soviets and eventual exchange for a Soviet KGB spy imprisoned by the United States. Air Force Museum Foundation Air Force Museum Theatre July 19 6:30p.m. | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

HOW DID A SINGLE SPY FLIGHT NEARLY DERAIL GLOBAL DIPLOMACY? THE U-2 INCIDENT REVISITED | A renewed look at the 1960 crisis that reshaped Cold War intelligence and diplomacy We return to one of the most consequential intelligence failures of the Cold War—the U-2 spy plane incident of May 1, 1960—and explore again why it mattered far beyond a single flight. On that day, an American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down deep inside Soviet territory, and its pilot, Francis Gary Powers, was captu