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U2 Spy Plane
When an american U2 spy-plane was shot down over Soviet territory in 1960, its pilot, Gary Powers, was lucky to escape alive. Witness tells the story of his survival, and his subsequent trial and imprisonment in Moscow.
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Mon 3 May 201022:50GMT
BBC World Service Online
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- Mon 3 May 201004:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 3 May 201007:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 3 May 201010:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 3 May 201022:50GMTBBC World Service Online
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Witness History
The story of our times, told by the people who were there

