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Originally Posted by Omaroo
Would that be Leo Janos Gary?
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Hi Chris,
Thanks for the correction. It is indeed Leo
Janos and I must have had
James
May on the brain when I made the typo.
The ISBN is 0-7515-1503-5
If you haven't read the book and can find a copy, it is a fabulous read.
It also details the development of the SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Stealth Fighter.
Apart from Francis Gary Powers flight, several other U-2's came down.
The Chinese managed to down at least four of the U-2's that flew out of Taiwan
and then put them on public display in Tianmen Square.
The Hollywood movie, Thirteen Days, re-enacts one that was shot down by
a SAM over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crises.
One was also lost over Vietnam but the pilot ejected.