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'''Francis Gary Powers''' (1929–1977) was the American pilot of a secret [[U-2]] spy plane that was shot down, flying from Peshawar in Pakistan over the Soviet Union and causing a Cold War crisis between the superpowers on May 1, 1960.  He was exchanged for Colonel [[Rudolph Abel]] and brought back to the United States.   

'''Francis Gary Powers''' (1929–1977) was the American pilot of a secret [[U-2]] spy plane that was shot down, flying from Peshawar in Pakistan over the [[Soviet Union]] and causing a [[Cold War]] crisis between the superpowers on May 1, 1960.  He was exchanged for Colonel [[Rudolph Abel]] and brought back to the United States.   

Powers was criticized for failing to destroy his camera, its film, and classified parts prior to capture.  The circumstances surrounding his crash and survival were also questioned, because a U-2 plane was supposed to fly at very high altitudes that are difficult to shoot down.  However, a congressional investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing. Some people also criticized him for not taking a suicide pill, however, he had been under no compulsion to do so.

Powers was criticized for failing to destroy his camera, its film, and classified parts prior to capture.  The circumstances surrounding his crash and survival were also questioned, because a U-2 plane was supposed to fly at very high altitudes that are difficult to shoot down.  However, a congressional investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing. Some people also criticized him for not taking a suicide pill, however, he had been under no compulsion to do so.