Foreign SR-71 crews

[BEagle]

Francis Gary Powers, Mr.B! His U-2 was shot down by an SA-2 and he was then held by the USSR for many years.

[MrBernoulli]

Originally Posted by BEagle

Francis Gary Powers, Mr.B! His U-2 was shot down by an SA-2 and he was then held by the USSR for many years.

Yes, Beags, I know what happened to Gary Powers, but I am querying what connection Union Jack's reply has to my earlier post, where I wrote:

It is many, many years since I read Chris Pocock's book about the Lockheed U2, titled 'Dragon Lady', but I have a distinct recollection that RAF pilots flew operational missions in the U2.

Union Jack replied:

We should ever underestimate the "Powers" of the Advanced Search....

I still cannot see any connection between the two.

[sandiego89]

Originally Posted by MrBernoulli

Yes, Beags, I know what happened to Gary Powers, but I am querying what connection Union Jack's reply has to my earlier post, where I wrote:

Union Jack replied:

I still cannot see any connection between the two.

Don't think too hard, I think it was just a simple word play/joke on the last name of Gary "Powers", and merely a suggestion to Google it.

[MrBernoulli]

Originally Posted by sandiego89

Don't think too hard, I think it was just a simple word play/joke on the last name of Gary "Powers", and merely a suggestion to Google it.

Okay, thanks for that. It certainly never entered my mind. Nor was there any real reason for it to do so!

Never mind, life's a bitch, and then we die.