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

33 reactions | We chatted with author Francis Gary Powers, Jr. about his book Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy and his quest to set the record straight about his father. #aviation | Air Zoo | Facebook