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CIA study reviews U 2 program successes and mistakes
A newly declassified CIA study on the U 2 spy plane, unveiled at a pilot and engineer reunion, weighs missteps that led to the Francis Gary Powers shootdown alongside enduring gains. It notes overconfidence and unpreparedness for worst case, while praising intelligence value from high altitude reconnaissance and film analysis.
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CIA
Francis Gary Powers
U S
United States
CLA
George Tenet
U-2
Carmine Vito
Moscow
Korea
Southeast Asia
Vito
Allen Dulles
Vilys Flight