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U2 Spy Plane

The fate of the pilot shot down in a secret spy plane over the USSR, the Salem Witch trials, plus Hitler's A-bomb, the bombardment of Belfast, and Hemingway in Cuba.

In May 1960 an American U2 spy-plane was shot down over Soviet territory. Its pilot, Gary Powers, was lucky to escape alive. Hear from his son. Also, the Salem witch trials in 17th century America, plus HItler's A-bomb, the devastating attacks on Belfast during World War Two and a unique insight into the life of Ernest Hemingway in Cuba.

(Photo: Pilot Gary Powers appearing before a US Senate Armed Forces Committee in Washington, after his release from the Soviet Union. Credit: Keystone/Getty Images)

50 minutes

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Mon 9 May 201603:06GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

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    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, Online & UK DAB/Freeview only
  • Sat 7 May 201610:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia
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    BBC World Service Australasia

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