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World Service,03 May 2010,10 mins

U2 Spy Plane

Witness History

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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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