Francis Gary Powers Jr., son of the famous U2 spy plane pilot shot down over Russian territory in 1960, discusses peoples reactions to his name and popular .<br>Cold War Museum Gary Powers Jr. During the Cold War, CIA facilitated an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis .<br>Gary Francis Powers, CIA U-2 pilot and veteran of Groom Lake in 1956, received the long deserved Silver Star award.<br>New York, USA. Cut story with American commentary. Various shots of Mr. Oliver Powers as he is interviewed by pressmen the sound throughout is very bad, but .