POWERS FLIES U-2S AGAIN--AS TEST PILOT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400080008-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 12, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

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wers Flies tJ-2s
Again-as Test Pilot
Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 pilot.
whose plane was downed over Russia two
years ago, is working in Burbank, Calif.,
for Lockheed Aircraft Corp., maker of
the U-2.
Lockheed said last week that Mr.
Powers, 33, had joined the company last
month as an engineering test pilot. He will
he testing U-2s returned to the company
for modification and repair.
Mr. Powers returned to his job at the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after
Do after
his release last February by the Russia
resiened from the agency Oct. 6.
Approved For Release 2000/08/03 : CIA-RDP75-00001 R000400080008-8