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  1. Sergei Ivanovich Safronov (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Сафро́нов; 25 March 1930 – 1 May 1960) was a senior lieutenant and fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Safronov was shot down by a friendly surface-to-air missile after attempting to intercept Gary Powers' reconnaissance Lockheed U-2 near Sverdlovsk .

  2. Sergei Safronov. Sergei Safronov may refer to: Sergei Safronov (fighter pilot) (died 1960), senior lieutenant in the Soviet Union air force. Sergei Safronov (Hero of the Soviet Union) (1919–1983), Russian aviator. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.

  3. Jun 30, 2021 · U-2 Spy Plane: A Soviet Pilot Died Trying to Shoot Down Francis Gary Powers . This is the unhappy fate of Lt. Sergei Safronov, a MiG-19 fighter pilot tasked with intercepting Powers.

  4. Jan 30, 2024 · Sergei Ivanovich Safronov (Russian 25 March 1930 1 May 1960) was a senior lieutenant in the Soviet Air Defense Forces. Safronov, a fighter pilot, was shot down by a friendly surfacetoair missile while attempting to intercept Gary Powers' U2, conducting a reconnaiss

  5. Sergei Ivanovich Safronov (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Сафро́нов; 25 March 1930 – 1 May 1960) was a senior lieutenant in the Soviet Air Defense Forces. Safronov, a fighter pilot, was shot down by a friendly surface-to-air missile while attempting to intercept Gary Powers' U-2, conducting a reconnaissance mission.

  6. Mar 16, 2023 · Sergei Ivanovich Safronov ( Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Сафро́нов; 25 March 1930 – 1 May 1960) was a senior lieutenant in the Soviet Air Defense Forces. Safronov, a fighter pilot, was shot down by a friendly surface-to-air missile while attempting to intercept Gary Powers ' U-2, conducting a reconnaissance mission.

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  8. Sergei Safronov (fighter pilot) Sergei Ivanovich Safronov (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Сафро́нов, died 1960) was a senior lieutenant in the Soviet Union air force. [1] During the 1960 U-2 incident his aircraft took a direct hit from the friendly fire shots from Major Voronov's aircraft. [1] The shots, intended for the ...