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That was a U-2, flown by Gary Powers. He was shot down over the Soviet Union on 1 May, 1960.
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When did an American plane down over the Soviet Union disrupting a summit and rechilling the Cold War?
1960
Tensions between the US and the Soviet Union relaxed somewhat but increased again when?
the soviets shot down an American spy plane
What country was using a you-2 spy plane in1960 that was shot down over the Soviet Union?
The US had a spy plane called the U-2 that was shot down over the Soviet Union.
What caused tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to increase again after they relaxed somewhat?
The Soviets shot down an American spy plane.
What is the name spy plane shot down over Russia?
It was an American U-2 spy plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union. It was The U-2 crysis of 1960.
When the Soviet Union shot down the what crisis?
The U2 spy plane with Gary Powers at the controls
What commercial airliner company had a plane shot down by the Soviet Union?
Korean Air Lines.
How did the us react when the soviet union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers?
The US claimed that the plane was a weather research aircraft which had strayed into SU airspace, denying that it was a spy plane.
What American spy was shot down over the Soviet Union?
Francis Gary Powers
Did the Soviets shoot down the U2 spy plane?
Soviet Union indeed shot down a US U-2 surveillance plane on 1st May, 1960. The plane was flying from a base in Northern Pakistan and was on a mission over Soviet Union near Ural region when it was shot down by a SAM (SA-2). The pilot Gary Powers was taken prisoner after he safely bailed out.
What is the name of the dispute between the Soviet Union and the US that resulted from the shooting down of a spy plane?
The " U-2 incident" .
What names a dispute between the Soviet Union and the US that resulted from the shooting down of a spy plane?
U-2 incident
