What was the "Silver Dollar" given to Powers for?
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Identification
Escape Aid
Soviet Currency
Answer
The "Silver Dollar" served as an escape aid provided to Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 spy plane pilot. It contained survival tools and a poison needle disguised as a coin, intended for self-defense or self-termination in case of capture or life-threatening situations during his covert mission over Soviet territory.
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