[PAR] [TLE] 1960 U-2 incident [SEP] The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the premiership of Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace.  The aircraft, flown by Central Intelligence Agency pilot Francis Gary Powers was performing photographic aerial reconnaissance when it was hit by an S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile and crashed near Sverdlovsk.  Powers parachuted safely and was captured. [PAR] [TLE] Francis Gary Powers [SEP] Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) – often referred to as simply Gary Powers – was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident.
[PAR] [TLE] 1960 U-2 incident [ SEP ] The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960 , during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the premiership of Nikita Khrushchev , when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down while in Soviet airspace . The aircraft , flown by Central Intelligence Agency pilot Francis Gary Powers was performing photographic aerial reconnaissance when it was hit by an S-75 Dvina ( SA-2 Guideline ) surface - to - air missile and crashed near Sverdlovsk . Powers parachuted safely and was captured . [PAR] [TLE] Francis Gary Powers [ SEP ] Francis Gary Powers ( August 17 , 1929 – August 1 , 1977 ) – often referred to as simply Gary Powers – was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace , causing the 1960 U-2 incident .
Who was an American pilot involved in U-2 incident on May 1?
Who was an American pilot involved in U-2 incident on May 1 ?
Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers