To: Onthebrink
And just how was Gary Powers shot down?
14 posted on
01/16/2021 1:15:12 PM PST by
Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan
16 posted on
01/16/2021 1:27:26 PM PST by
daniel1212
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To: Rummyfan
And just how was Gary Powers shot down?With a SAM.
17 posted on
01/16/2021 1:29:11 PM PST by
fso301
To: Rummyfan
And just how was Gary Powers shot down?The 'how' is pretty well known. You should be asking 'why'. George H.W. Bush probably knew the answer to that one.
20 posted on
01/16/2021 1:57:21 PM PST by
PAR35
To: Rummyfan
“How was Gary Powers shot down?”
Powers was shot down by an S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile over Sverdlovsk. A total of 14 Dvinas were launched, one of which hit a MiG-19 jet fighter which was sent to intercept the U-2 but could not reach a high enough altitude. Its pilot, Sergei Safronov, ejected but died of his injuries.
26 posted on
02/19/2021 10:17:09 AM PST by
Grampa Dave
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