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Powers Testifies In U2 Spy Trial Moscow Court
Powers told the Moscow court he feared the flight and pleaded guilty to flying over Soviet territory. He described his role as a pilot delivering the U2 reconnaissance mission from Turkey toward the Soviet frontiers and over Russia, insisting he had no leadership duties or knowledge of the aircraft’s equipment. His family watched from a rear box as the trial opened amid Soviet publicity tying the case to the Paris summit breakdown and U.S. Cold War tensions.
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