Which city was Powers flying from when his U-2 was shot down?
Berlin
Peshawar
Istanbul
London
Answer
The U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down by the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. Powers was flying from a base in Peshawar, Pakistan, when his aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile. The incident caused a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and the Soviet Union and nearly led to war.
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