he said he was very close to god. >> would francis gary powers every touchdown again or end his lifeen then head of the cia requested permission for another flight over the soviet union. it was rumored they detected the last flight. >> he said look, i'll approve this flight and i'll tell you something, boys, one of these days, one of these planes is going to come down and there is going to be a hell of a mess. >> on may 1st, 1960 he launched his mission from pakistan. >> of course, the mission was to over fly the soviet union and collect intelligence. yeah, he was over flying military bases, military complexes roads, depots, and other targets that were critical to the u.s. government's knowledge of what their strength of technique of war was. his total mission would be about 5,000 miles from pakistan. he flew to norway. >> he was flying when 14 soviet missiles were fired. he lost control. >> what altitude were you at when the missile strikes? >> the missiles hit the plane. my father fell with the wreckage and inside of the cockpit to 30,000 feet. he had 40,000 feet of free fall insid

francis gary powers trail set for august 11th, his parents rush to moscow to be by his side. the trial lasted three days. tell me what your dad told you about the actual trial. >> very shy, very quiet. did not like to speak before audiences. he did not know what to expect when he was on trial. he thought it would be in a courtroom. this was not a courtroom. it was a public theater with hundreds of people in the audience from the international press. >> a show trial. >> a show trial designed to embarrass the united states and to help win the propaganda victory because of the incident. >> everything was arranged ahead of time arranging from what the prosecutor would say, the man who was described as a defense attorney, the defendant and of course the judges. >> you know, of course, your dad is convicted. >> yes, dad is convicted. >> sentences mr. powers to ten years loss of liberty, three in prison and seven in a slave camp called a work es farm. >> how long before he realizes he's being used by the russians as a pawn in that great east west controversy. >> not until the trial