Spy Pilot
Sunday, November 22, 2026 · 3:30 PM EST · Williamsburg Regional Library · Williamsburg, VA
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Speaker Francis Gary Powers, Jr. is the son of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 while on an espionage mission for the United States. Gary is the author of Letters from a Soviet Prison (2017), Spy Pilot (2019), and Enemy Territory (2022) which help to dispel the misinformation surrounding the U-2 Incident. He is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of The Cold War Museum, a 501(c) (3) charity located at Vint Hill, VA 45 minutes west of Washington, DC. Gary founded the museum in 1996 to honor Cold War veterans, preserve Cold War history, and educate future generations about this time period. As Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Cold War Theme Study he worked with the National Park Service and leading Cold War experts to identify historic Cold War sites for commemorating, interpreting, and preservation. In 2015, he consulted for a Steven Spielberg Cold War thriller, Bridge of Spies, about James Donovan who brokered the 1962 spy exchange between KGB spy Rudolph Abel and CIA U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, Sr. A book signing will follow the talk. Books can be purchased from Turn the Page bookstore in the Williamsburg Prime Outlets.
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