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

92K views · 863 reactions | On this day, Francis Gary Powers is shot down over the Soviet Union in a Lockheed U-2 spy-plane, sparking a diplomatic crisis. | We Are The Mighty | Facebook

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