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It was an American U-2 spy plane that was shot down over the Soviet Union.
It was The U-2 crysis of 1960.
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Who was the pilot of the U-2 spy plane that was shot down in 1960?
the peep who got shot down was gary powers i belive it was over russia
What was the name of the pilot of the U-2 spy plane shot down over the US?
...do you mean shot down over the former Soviet Union? That pilot's name was FrancisGary Powers.
Who was involved in the u2 spy plane'?
If you are referring to the U2 pilot that was shot down over the USSR in 1960, that would have been Frances Gary Powers.
What was the name of the reconnaissance plane that was shot down over the soviet union which the us claimed was a weather plane?
It was a U-2C flown by Francis Gary Powers on 1 May 1960.
What happened in august of 1983?
A Russian fighter shot down an unarmed South Korean 747 flying over international waters, near Russia. They might have mistaken it for a spy plane. There were no survivors.
U2 spy plane shot down 1960?
The plane was shot down by a missile on 1st may 1960,over the USSR.
What was the U2 incident during the Cold War?
The U2 incident was where A united States spy plane was shot down over Russia. The pilot was Gary Powers and he was captured by the Russians, who used this to embarass the US.
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 is the U2?
idk what U2 your referring to but im going to gues its the U2 incident durring the cold war. The U2 was a spy plane piloted by Frances Gary Powers that went down over Soviet Russia.
In the 1950's was the soviet union justified for shooting down the US spy plane?
Gary Powers was shot down in 1960's while flying a U-2 "spy plane" over Russia. Yes. Every country has an international border that includes 12 miles off the coast line. Their airspace above the country is also their terriory. Flying over a country is the same as invading it.
Why did the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev demand an apology from President Eisenhower in 1960?
Because the U.S. sent the U-2 spy plane over Russia to...well...spy. The plane was later shot down by the soviets and the pilot was captured, they knew it was an American plane because 1. they had the pilot 2. American flags where one the plane President Eisenhower never gave an apology.
What is the flight path from Vancouver to Beijing China?
Northeast Europe (Poland), north over Russia then down towards China.
