This eventuality came to pass in the 1960 downing of the U-2 flown by Gary Powers.

Mayak was a target of Gary Powers' U-2 surveillance flight in May 1960.

Then Gary Powers was shot down and the U2 program came to an end because Eisenhower terminated it.

As the trap began to come together, it became clear that Gary Powers was alive and that he had told his mission to the Soviets.

According to Gary Powers, a missile exploded behind him and after this occurred his U-2 began to nosedive.

It is at this point that Gary Powers began to make all of the preparations to eject.

Gary Powers landed safely and tried to intermingle himself within the Russian countryside until he could get help.

About ten years later Dad wanted to write a book about a reconnaissance pilot much like Gary Powers who, instead of being captured, escapes.

She also interviewed Gary Powers, the downed U-2 pilot.

An American U2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Russia and its pilot, Gary Powers, captured.