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Francis Gary Powers, with a U-2, was captured in 1960 after his plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. His son, Francis Gary Powers, Jr., will talk about the incidence, along with a book he wrote ...

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I recently visited the Cold War Museum in Vint Hill, Virginia, with a friend and received a personalized tour from the museum’s founder and chairman, Francis Gary Powers, Jr. Gary is the son of the ...

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On May 1, 1960, a U-2 spy plane flown by CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down deep inside Soviet airspace. The incident exposed the extent of American aerial espionage and triggered a ...

Gary Powers, Jr.’s father died when he was just 12. We asked him to share some thoughts about his late father, and to comment on the subject of UFOs. ByJim Clash, Contributor. Forbes contributors ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – The Library of Virginia is hosting a film screening of “Bridge of Spies,” a film about a Virginia pilot who was shot down during the Cold War, in late February. The event will ...

Local military veterans gathered Thursday evening for an early Thanksgiving dinner. Operation Bugle Boy hosted veterans and their guests for its annual Veterans Appreciation Night at the Knights of ...

Correction: A letter that recently appeared in a Wise County newspaper, which gave suggestions for renaming the Lonesome Pine Airport terminal, did not refer to pilot Francis Gary Powers as a traitor.