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Where was Powers' flight originally supposed to end before being shot down?

  • Moscow

  • Washington

  • Paris

  • Bodø, Norway

Answer

Bodø, Norway, was the intended destination of Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane flight. Unfortunately, his aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile over Sverdlovsk, forcing him to abandon the mission and parachute to the ground, where he was captured by the Soviet Union.
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