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Hello
Somebody knows the route that took Garry Powers over Russia the day he was hit by the missile

The U2 pilot in the sixties? :-?

Coincidences of life: I was just reading about how the Valkyrie XB-70 program was canceled because of that.

Can't help you there, and I believe that's still under military secret or something (you know how military types are).

Yes i know how they are 8-)
thanks for the quick answer, i just saw a program on TV about that and I thought it was probably a interesting flight  :D

Google is your friend... if you're willing to read through this, you should find more info than you need; great article (assuming it's accurate).

http://area51specialprojects.com/u2_mayday.html

Thanks, i find it very interesting.
Now i need a freeware U-2  ;D

Two possibles...
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004military116.htm
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004military34.htm

The book "Operation Overflight" is a good read about the U-2 program and Powers' flight.

The B-70 program was canceled because it overflew Russia??  I did not know that! I thought it was dumped because 1) it was costing a fortune and 2) one was lost because it was hit by a chase plane and one or more pilots were killed in the crash.

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