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Wednesday, 19 August 2026

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1960
Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR (U-2 incident.) Powers later dies at the controls of the KNBC-TV helicopter in Los Angeles after running out of fuel returning from a fire.
US Media & Broadcasting 66 yrs ago