Top Secret: Spy Planes of the Cold War
Brief Synopsis
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During the Cold War, more than 10,000 top secret spy plane missions were flown over Communist territories. The best known of these flights was that of Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet air space in 1960. Unknown to the American public at the time was that 31 planes i
Cast & Crew
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Arthur Kent
Host ("History Undercover")
Debra Fazio
Publicist (History Channel)
Eileen Fitzpatrick
Publicist (History Channel)
Film Details
Also Known As
History Undercover (09/12/99)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
War
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
During the Cold War, more than 10,000 top secret spy plane missions were flown over Communist territories. The best known of these flights was that of Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet air space in 1960. Unknown to the American public at the time was that 31 planes in total with 252 American flyers had been shot down, Twenty-five flyers were killed and another 137 were missing. The program examines what kind of missions these pilots undertook, the risks involved, the results achieved and the continuing struggles of the families to learn of the fates of those still unaccounted for.
Film Details
Also Known As
History Undercover (09/12/99)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
War
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
