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Spy in the Sky

S8E9 Feb 26, 1996 Runtime TBD

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In the spring of 1960, Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Overnight, this top-secret plane became the most famous aircraft in the world. Behind the incident was a team of engineers and pilots who had raced against the clock to design, perfect and deploy a plane which could provide a high-tech peek behind the Iron Curtain.

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Episode details

Episode: S8E9

Aired: Feb 26, 1996

Runtime: Runtime TBD

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