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Old 09-02-2010, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gary View Post
That lasted until May 1, 1960 when Francis Gary Powers set off on his ill-fated
flight from an airbase on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, sparking one the
of the major incidents of the Cold War. It certainly was a May Day present come
true for Kruschev at the time.
There was a film made of the incident starring Lee Majors (Six Million Dollar Man), wasn't too bad if I recall
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