What happened to Gary Powers?

[ceo_of_the_sofa]

Does anyone know what happened to that dewd? Last I heard he was killed broadcasting in LA, with an engine out?

 

[Brother Francis]

That's it. Dunno about the engine out, but he was killed in a helicopter while flying traffic watch in LA in, I believe, the early 80's.

For a while his son was doing the airshow circuit selling Cold War memorabilia.

 

[flywithastick]

Ironic. Survived being shot down from 80k' (?) to then end up killed during a helicopter flight from 500'.

 

[Slug]

Helicopters

Rotary wing death traps.

 

[FlyComAirJets]

Yes, he's still dead.

 

[skyking1976]

His former U2 backup pilot is an instructor at Simuflite in DFW.

 

[310]

helicopters don't fly

the earth repels them

Just kiddings- would love some time in one.

 

[ExAF]

Choppers

Helicopters don't fly...they beat the air into submission!

 

[jetexas]

Skyking1976...
Is that Bill Clinton?

 

[flywithastick]

Skyking1976...
Is that Bill Clinton?

yea, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office "consulting" with Monica!

 

[skyking1976]

His name is Darrell Brandt.

 

[jetdriven]

i believe he was killed in 1979.

 

[Andy Neill]

Close. Aug 1, 1977.

http://www.dead-or-alive.org/dead.nsf/pnames-nf/Powers+Francis+Gary