Powers was tried as a spy and sentenced to 10 years in a Soviet prison. He was later returned in a trade with the US for a captured Soviet spy. One interesting point is that Powers was a government employee but, in order to pilot the U2, he had to become a private citizen.
I don't remember this as I was not born yet :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Gary_Powers --- On Wednesday, June 14, 2006 2:40 PM, John Galt scribed: --- > > Remember (I don't, I wasn't alive) when the U2 was shot down? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209241 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
