 He convinced the captain to calm down, surface, and make contact with Moscow for new orders.On the same day, an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over Cuba, and another U-2 flown by United States Air Force Captain Charles Maultsby strayed into Soviet airspace.Despite orders to avoid Soviet airspace by at least , a navigational error took the U-2 over the Chukotka Peninsula, causing Soviet MiG interceptors to scramble and pursue the aircraft.