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    Who took off from Peshawar Pakistan on May 1, 1960 and flew into history, and why did this person fly into history?

    Question #114425. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Apr 29 10 9:37 PM)


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    		Francis Gary Powers.

    Powers’ U-2, which departed from a military airbase in Peshawar and may have received support from the US Air Station at Badaber (Peshawar Airbase), was shot down by an S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Surface to Air) missile on May 1, 1960, over Sverdlovsk. Powers was unable to activate the plane's self-destruct mechanism before he parachuted to the ground and was captured.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_powers

    Apr 29 10, 11:05 PM

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