Francis Gary Powers, poznatiji kao Gary Powers (17. august 1929 - 1. august 1977) bio je američki avijatičar, najpoznatiji po tome što je 1960. godine, pilotirajući za račun CIA-e špijunski avion U-2 oboren iznad Sovjetskog Saveza, te zarobljen i od sovjetskih vlasti osuđen na 10 godina zatvora. Ubrzo nakon toga je razmijenjen za sovjetskog obavještajca Rudolfa Abela. Godine 1977. je poginuo u rušenju helikoptera kojim je snimao materijal za televizijske vijesti u Los Angelesu.
- CIA FOIA documents on Gary Powers Arhivirano 2013-12-15 na Archive.is-u
- FBI Records: The Vault - Francis Gary Powers
- Documents and Photographs regarding the U-2 Spy Plane Incident of 1960, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Check-Six.com The Francis Gary Powers Helo Crash
- Transcripts of the Soviet court trial Arhivirano 2012-12-21 na Archive.is-u () (dead link—saved at the Internet Archive)
- 1962 Russia frees US spy plane pilot
- View images of the Francis Gary Powers U-2 Pilot Cinderella stamps on the artist's webSite.
- IMDB page for the 1976 TV movie.
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