0
I believe it was called the "blackbird" because it was painted a metallic black.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThe American U-2 spy aircraft was shot down 1st May 1960. Pilot: Francis Gary Powers.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which Irish rock band shares its name with American spy plane?
The band you are referring to is U2.
What is sr71blackbird?
Spy plane from 60s/70s
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 is U-2 spy plane crisis?
When Eisenhower denied having such an aircraft, and the Soviets had the wreckage of the plane in their hanger. That was embarrassing!
U2 spy plane shot down 1960?
The plane was shot down by a missile on 1st may 1960,over the USSR.
Tensions between the US and the Soviet Union relaxed somewhat but increased again when?
the soviets shot down an American spy plane
What happened when the American spy plane was shot down?
U 2
Which Irish rock band shares its name with American spy plane?
The band you are referring to is U2.
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.
The United states first high altitude spy plane was called?
the US SkyBird :)
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.
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 American spy agency called?
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
What is the top speed of the US Spy Plane?
The US spy plane, Lockheed U-2, has a top speed of 500 mph.
High-flying American spy plane whose drowning in 1960 destroyed a summit and heightened Cold Wat tension?
U2
What is the highest flying plane?
U2 spy plane and/or SR-71
What is the name of the spy plane in Shakespeare play?
You need to tell us which of Shakespeare's plays has a spy plane in it. We are all waiting breathlessly to know.
