1962

U-2 pilot swap (Cold War)

February 10, 2024
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On February 10, 1962 (63 years ago), american u-2 spy plane pilot francis gary powers, captured by the soviet union in 1960, was exchanged for soviet spy rudolf abel on a bridge in berlin
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American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, captured by the Soviet Union in 1960, was exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel on a bridge in Berlin
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This event occurred during the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement era.

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