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Press Photo CIA Pilot Francis Gary Powers in "NOVA: Spy Machines" - lrp96104

This is an original press photo. "Spy Machines," a KCET/Los Angeles production for the PBS science series "NOVA," examines the sophisticated technology of espionage when it airs Tuesday, October 13 at 8 p.m. (consult local listings). (above left) One of America's most important twentieth century spy machines, the U-2 spy plane, gained worldwide attention when CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down in his U-2 over Russia on May 1, 1960. (above right) After serving two years in a Soviet prison, Powers was released and testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington in 1962 (seen holding a model of the U-2).Photo measures 10.25 x 8inches. Photo is dated --none.

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