U-2+Crisis+-+Mearkle


 * U-2 Crisis **




 * __Who__**- Franis Gary Powers was the pilot of the U-2 spy plane.


 * __What happen to the U-2 spy plane__**- The U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union.

__**When did the plane crash**__- May 1,1960

__**Where did the plane crash**__- The U-2 plane was shot down near Svedlovsk,Soviet Union.

__**Why**__- the details of what happen are still a mystery today.


 * It was a major political Embarrassment to the U.S.A.
 * The spy plane was built more like a glider.
 * Franis Gary Powers was captured after the U-2 spy plane crashed.
 * The U-2 spy plane was nicknamed the "Dragon Lady".



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Proofread by: CCooley2012