Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident

U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is a central character in the movie “Bridge of Spies” starring Tom Hanks.* In his classic 1970 memoir, Powers reveals the full story behind what happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history.* After his U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down, Powers was captured on May 1, 1960 and endured 61 days of rigorous interrogation by the KGB, a public trial, a conviction for espionage, and the start of a 10-year sentence. After nearly two years, th...