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What was the name of the reconnaissance plane that was shot down over the soviet union which the us claimed was a weather plane?
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It was a U-2C flown by Francis Gary Powers on 1 May 1960.
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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.
What country was using the plane to gather interlligence about the Soviet Union in 1960?
America used the U-2 at that time.
Tensions between the US and the Soviet Union relaxed somewhat but increased again when?
the soviets shot down an American spy plane
What pilot was convicted of espionage after his plane was shot down and he was tom parachute into soviet controlled territory?
That was Francis Gary Powers.
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.
Satellite photographs of Cuba showed .?
In the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, reconnaissance photographs taken by a high-altitude U-2 spy plane showed that Soviet missiles were being constructed in Cuba and aimed at the United States.
What does the SR in the SR-71 spy plane stand for?
Strategic Reconnaissance
What is the name of a spy plane?
There is really plenty of them. I recommend to search for reconnaissance aircraft.
What happened to Francis powers?
He was shot down while flying a high altitude reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union. He was held in prison for about 2 years, and returned to the US in an exchange of prisoners. He died in a helicopter crash in 1977.
What are weather planes?
A weather plane is a plane that fly's through hurricanes.
What is a u-2 plane?
It is a militairy high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. It is operated by the United States Air Force, and built by Lockheed Martin. For example it gathers intelligence on the weather. The CIA used to have also U-2 planes, but not anymore.
Is the sr-72 blackbird a fighter plane?
No. It is an extremely fast, unarmed, high-altitude reconnaissance airplane. It designator "SR" means "strategic reconnaissance"; fighter airplanes have the designator "F". And it is sr-71
What amphibious plane built for reconnaissance and search and rescue was the last biplane to enter RAF service in 1944?
Supermarine Sea Otter.
What has the author Brian Shul written?
Brian Shul has written: 'Blue Angels' -- subject(s): United States, United States. Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron 'Summer thunder' -- subject(s): United States, United States. Air Force. Thunderbirds 'Sled driver' -- subject(s): Air pilots, Biography, Piloting, Reconnaissance aircraft, SR-71 (Jet reconnaissance plane), SR-71 Blackbird (Jet reconnaissance 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.
Why does the airport need the weather forecast?
Certain types of very bad weather would make it unsafe to fly a plane. Bad weather reduces visibility so the pilot cannot see where the plane is going, and ice can form on the wings, which can cause the plane to crash.
