In what year did Powers die?
1968
1980
1977
1985
Answer
In 1977, Gary Francis Powers, an American pilot and CIA agent, tragically passed away in a helicopter crash during the filming of a television interview. Powers gained widespread recognition for his involvement in the high-profile U-2 spy plane incident, where he was captured and held as a prisoner of war by the Soviet Union in 1960.
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