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TIL During the Soviets' attempts to shoot down Francis Gary Powers' U2 spy plane in 1960, a Soviet fighter pilot was mistakenly hit by a Surface-to-Air Missile and died from his injuries. His death was hidden from the Soviet people for over 30 years.

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