THE U2 INCIDENT

WHAT HAPPENED?

• Soviets shot down U2
• Captured U2 Pilot
• President Eisenhower claimed the U2 was a weather research aircraft

FRANCIS GARY POWERS

• Fell from 70,000 feet and landed without injury
• Was held as a POW in Russia for 2 years
• Did not follow government orders to take cyanide, sticking Eisenhower in a lie
• Admitted to Russian Media who he was
• Was part of the first ever 'Spy Swap' between Russia and U.S

OUTCOME AWARDS

• CIA Intelligence Star
• National Defense Service Medal
• Prisoner of War Medal
• Silver Star

WAS POWERS A HERO??

• Powers believed he committed a crime
• Was awarded 50,000 in payback for jail time in Russia
• What do you think?