Post by Admin on May 2, 2020 3:28:39 GMT -5
Aviationist
Shot Down 60 Years Ago Today: We Visit Gary Powers U-2 In Moscow Now.
"Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union 60 years ago today on May 1, 1960. His U-2 spy plane was hit by an SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile, one of 14 fired at him as he flew at approximately 70,500 ft. over Sverdlovsk. His aircraft broke into pieces, spiraling downward in an inverted, nose-down attitude. Centrifugal force prevented him from using his ejection seat and actuating the U-2’s self-destruct mechanism. When Powers jettisoned the canopy of the U-2, he was thrown clear of the wreckage as it disintegrated around him. After parachuting to the ground, he was immediately captured."
Shot Down 60 Years Ago Today: We Visit Gary Powers U-2 In Moscow Now.
"Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union 60 years ago today on May 1, 1960. His U-2 spy plane was hit by an SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile, one of 14 fired at him as he flew at approximately 70,500 ft. over Sverdlovsk. His aircraft broke into pieces, spiraling downward in an inverted, nose-down attitude. Centrifugal force prevented him from using his ejection seat and actuating the U-2’s self-destruct mechanism. When Powers jettisoned the canopy of the U-2, he was thrown clear of the wreckage as it disintegrated around him. After parachuting to the ground, he was immediately captured."