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To: SZonian

Francis Gary Powers was shot down in 1960. I remember because I was 12 at the time. He was flying a U-2 which was made a long time before 1980.


24 posted on 02/25/2014 2:17:30 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog

The current U2s were built in the 80s...U2S models, once called U2R’s and then TR-1s...I know because I worked on them...


26 posted on 02/25/2014 2:21:25 PM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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