Gary Powers

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  1. mallyboppa

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    wrong way goldfarb? garry francis powers, the u2 pilot who was shot down over russia in the late 50s or early 60s? i forget the actual year.
     
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  4. WOLF ANGEL

    WOLF ANGEL Senior Member - A Fool on the Hill Lifetime Supporter

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    There are a few people in modern day history whose acts have triggered consequences to that which we will never fully know - when one reads between the lines, Powers was such an example = For a template of protocol which set out the basis of that which was to follow
     
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    He died a hero in 1977.

    Powers became a helicopter pilot for NBC in Los Angeles. While trying to make an emergency landing in small clearing in a densely populated area, he nose-dived his helicopter into the ground when he realized there were kids playing in the clearing. He sacrificed his own life to save theirs.
     
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