Francis Gary Powers, the U-2, U.S. & U.S.S.R. The Black Lady On May Day, 1960, the season of the spy plane, ruled by the Black Lady came crashing down amongst the fuselage of Francis Gary Powers crippled craft. The spectacular U-2, brainchild of the CIA, took flight in 1955 and offered breathtaking details of our adversaries in action. The critical intelligence found its way daily to the ...

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