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U-2 aircraft spy pilot receives posthumous Silver Star award
Washington, USA - The U-2 design continues today as the Global Hawk
Captain Francis Gary Powers posthumously received the Silver Star, one of the US military highest decorations. The man has been awarded because of the heroism displayed while being held as a captive by the Soviets for two years. He died in a helicopter crash in 1977, while being held as a captive from May 1960 to February 1962, being interrogated and harassed. "Although interrogated and harassed...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency