Tickets are still available for the presentation of Francis Gary Powers’ Capture in the Cold War on July 29

About a dozen tickets are still available for a talk by Francis Gary Powers Jr. at the Wings of the North Air Museum at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie on Monday, July 29, at 7 p.m. He will speak about the Cold War and his father’s capture.

CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers Sr. was on a secret mission to photograph Soviet military facilities when his U-2 spy plane was shot down by a missile over the Soviet Union in May 1960. Powers was captured by the KGB, faced a globally televised trial, and was imprisoned before being exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in 1962.

Powers Jr., a writer and consultant for the Steven Spielberg film “Bridge of Spies,” will provide insight into the Cold War and his father’s ordeal. Despite misinformation about the incident, Powers Sr. was posthumously awarded the POW Medal, the CIA Director’s Medal and the Silver Star.

Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance through the museum’s website. Space is limited to 50 people. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the presentation begins at 7 p.m. The ticket price includes admission to the museum at 14857 Pioneer Trail. Volunteers will assist with parking. Access is through Gate H, one mile west of Flying Cloud Drive on Pioneer Trail.

For further details please visit the museum website.