The atrium at CIA headquarters has a model of the plane in which this man was shot down by the Soviets in 1960
515294
Mom reveals to kids she's a spy - CNN.com  Jun 20, 2016 ... Martha Peterson was the first female CIA case officer stationed in communist ... They had the day off from school with no plans, so I didn't have to compete with .... to the replica of the U-2 spy plane suspended in the four-story atrium. ... being shot down in the Soviet Union in 1960 when I was about their age.
515295
CIA | Archer Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia  The CIA has increasingly expanded its roles, including covert paramilitary operations. ... Aerial view of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, Langley, Virginia ..... Suspended from the ceiling of the glass enclosed atrium: three models of the ... On May 1, 1960, the USSR shot down a U-2 flying over the Soviet territory.
515296
1960 U-2 incident - Wikipedia  The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the premiership of Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace. ... On 9 April 1960, a U-2C spyplane of the special CIA unit "10-10," piloted by Bob...
515297
U-2 Spy Incident - Cold War - HISTORY.com  The U-2 spy plane incident raised tensions between the U.S. and the Soviets during ... chose not to use the needle when he was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960, ... On May 1, that weapon locked onto a U-2 flown by 30-year-old CIA pilot ... If all had gone according to plan, Powers' nine-hour flight would have taken...
515298
Francis Gary Powers - Wikipedia  Francis Gary Powers (17 August 1929  1 August 1977)  often referred to as simply Gary Powers  was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union ... By 1960, Powers was already a veteran of many covert aerial...
174004
Aerospaceweb.org | Ask Us - B-25 Empire State Building Collision  Jun 17, 2007 ... I heard a big plane hit the Empire State Building in World War II. ... At approximately 9:49 AM, the B-25 plunged into the 78th and 79th floors of the skyscraper ... On this Saturday morning, about 20 people were present. ... Yet for each tragic death, dozens more defied the odds and escaped the conflagration.
232953
U-2 Spy Incident - Cold War - HISTORY.com  An international diplomatic crisis erupted in May 1960 when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) shot down an American U-2 spy plane in Soviet air space and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers (1929-77).
80519
Amazon.com: Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident ...  Amazon.com: Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident ... gives you a private account of somebody that was deeply involved in the U-2 Cold War ... On 1-May, 1960, CIA U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the USSR and ... I've seen the wreckage of his U-2 spy plane, still on exhibit in the "Cold War"...
449509
Bridge of Spies vs. True Story of James Donovan, Rudolf Abel  Born: February 29, 1916 ... What led to the capture of Soviet spy Rudolf Abel? .... The American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down on ... by the Soviets until the February 10, 1962 Glienicke Bridge exchange arranged...
466991
Was Robert Maxwell a Soviet spy? FBI files reveal US fears reveal ...  Apr 5, 2013 ... The FBI feared that media mogul Robert Maxwell was a Soviet spy who tried ... is flown to Las Palmas airport in 1991 after he 'fell' off his boat and died ..... Hills mansion as she lightens up again No fancy salon for this reality star! .... 74, looks frail as he is pushed through Los Angeles International Airport in...
334232
Accused JFK assassin is arrested, then gunned down - CBS News  Nov 24, 2013 ... FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963 file photo, Lee Harvey Oswald, ... Nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald as the prisoner ... affidavits from employees of the Texas School Book Depository. One of them recognized Oswald as he was led by  that's when police knew they likely had the man...
86036
The Ron Brown Plane Crash - Did CIA Hawks Assassinate Ron ...  Whenever an American politician dies in a suspicious plane crash, the skeptical and discerning citizen will look first in the direction of the CIA. ... "In the late 1970s, I also participated in the Senate's investigation of the CIA and our ... On April 3, 1996, Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 34 others were killed when their Air...
445623
The Kelley Investigation  SpyMuseum.com  the #1 Resource for ...  Mar 20, 2015 ... Brian Kelley was a veteran CIA agent, a spy hunter who worked for the agency ... Despite his experience and talent, Kelley was suspected of being a Soviet spy ... the U.S. Air Force where he was assigned to the Office of Special Investigations. ... FBI agent Mike Rochford led the investigation and used an...
397081
Accused JFK assassin is arrested, then gunned down - CBS News  Nov 24, 2013 ... 24, 1963 file photo, Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of President ... Nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald as the prisoner was being ... told CBS News that Oswald was a "bookworm" who kept to himself.
395567
Francis Gary Powers - Wikipedia  Francis Gary Powers. ... Francis Gary Powers (17 August 1929  1 August 1977)  often referred to as simply Gary Powers  was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident.
176580
Spy Hunt: Gray Deceiver - Today I Found Out  Mar 28, 2016 ... In February 1994, FBI agents arrested a 30-year veteran of the CIA named Aldrich Ames. ... caught and convicted Ames (he received a life sentence), disturbing signs soon ... None of the Russian sources knew the man's identityas far as .... The ex-KGB officer made a counteroffer: he had the mole's entire...
337150
C-54M Skymaster - Air Mobility Command Museum  Dover's first strategic airlifter is represented by the single remaining C-54M, which was ... The inside shows examples of its World War II cargo and passenger ... Mission. The Douglas C-54 (designated R5D by the U.S. Navy) was the military ... President Roosevelt made his first and only flight in this aircraft traveling to Yalta,...
529834
U-2 incident facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  The U-2 is a jet-powered reconnaissance aircraft specially designed to fly at high ... 1960 when a U-2 flown by CIA pilot Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union. ... the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed by the U.S. and its .... Eisenhower ordered U-2 flights resumed after the Soviets crushed the...
130617
Texas School Book Depository - Wikipedia  The Texas School Book Depository, now known as the Dallas County Administration Building, ... An employee, Lee Harvey Oswald, shot and killed the president from a sixth floor window on the building's ... The structure is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. .... This page was last modified on 24 October 2016, at 14:46.
129881
Assassination of John F. Kennedy by CIA Rogue Unit  May 29, 1999 ... Coffin Used for JFK Dumped at Sea in 1965, Records Show ... President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he traveled in an open top car in a ... Warren Commission investigation, as New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison was ..... Further information: CIA Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory.
418653
A New Era in Aerial Warfare Began During the Korean War ...  On June 25, 1950, while the North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel and ... In addition, the Soviet Union provided the Communist government of Kim ... By June 27, Lockheed F-80C Shooting Starsthe first operational jet fighters in the ... R. Fox of the 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron shot down an La-7 and two Yak-9s,...