1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft

Summary

1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft is an aviation accident^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,335 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft is in the country of Russia^[3].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft's instance of is recorded as aviation accident^[4].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft's instance of is recorded as airspace intrusion^[5].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft is operated by Francis Gary Powers^[6].
• The location of 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft was Kosulino^[7].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft's Commons category is recorded as 1960 U-2 incident^[8].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft occurred on May 1, 1960^[9].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.72638888888889, 'lon': 60.986111111111114}^[10].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft's start point is recorded as PAF Base Peshawar^[11].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft's destination point is recorded as Bodø Main Air Station^[12].
• 1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[13].

Body

When and Where

1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft occurred on May 1, 1960^[9]. The location of it was Kosulino^[7]. It is in the country of Russia^[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include aviation accident^[4] and airspace intrusion^[5].

Why It Matters

1960 U-2 incident spy aircraft ranks in the top 2% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,335 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]