American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 9 — Spy in the Sky

Name: Episode 9 — Spy in the Sky
Released: 1996-02-26
Duration: 55 min

Season 8 • American Experience

Released: 1996-02-26 • Documentary

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In the spring of 1960, Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Overnight, this top-secret plane became the most famous aircraft in the world. Behind the incident was a team of engineers and pilots who had raced against the clock to design, perfect and deploy a plane which could provide a high-tech peek behind the Iron Curtain.

Episodes

Episode 1
Murder of the Century
1995-10-16

Episode 2
Edison's Miracle of Light
1995-10-23

Episode 3
Chicago 1968
1995-11-13

Episode 4
The Orphan Trains
1995-11-27

Episode 5
Freedom on My Mind
1996-01-15

Episode 6
Daley: The Last Boss
1996-01-22

Episode 7
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996-01-29

Episode 8
The Wright Stuff
1996-02-12

Episode 9
Spy in the Sky
1996-02-26

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Episode air date	26.02.1996
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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