Posted on Aug 19, 2022

Captured U.S. spy pilot sentenced in Russia

Lt Col Charlie Brown

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In the USSR, captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his confessed espionage.

Captured U.S. spy pilot sentenced in Russia

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MSgt Dale Johnson

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I remember this from when I was in school.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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I was the Chief of Transportation in Turkey in the mid 1980s and part of my job was to manage the documents for American military people moving in and out of the country in coordination with the Turkish Ministry of Customs. Imagine my surprise when they asked me about Gary Powers' beyaname (customs documents) which had never been cleared.

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Captured U.S. spy pilot sentenced in Russia

Captured U.S. spy pilot sentenced in Russia

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