When a CIA Agent Fell to Earth
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2022
- Get NordVPN exclusive deal here: nordvpn.com/yarnhub Try it risk-free thanks to their money-back guarantee!
Francis Gary Powers was in a Lockheed U2 spy plane flying over the Soviet Union. These spy planes had been flying untouched by the USSR given their high altitude and speed. Even though missile systems had been developed to go that high, the U-2's were only in range for a short time. Powers mission was the first to attempt to fly from Pakistan right across the Soviet Union. It was a gamble. One that didn't pay off when Powers was brought down by the Soviets. The USA tried to cover up the affair saying it was a scientific weather flight. But the Soviets interrogated and tried Powers for espionage.
Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 - 2022, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
![ทททททททท #27 [หลุยส์ เค โตมายังไง ณ สระบุรี]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CaKoYw_Xmtg/mqdefault.jpg)
Get NordVPN exclusive deal here: nordvpn.com/yarnhub Try it risk-free thanks to their money-back guarantee!
2 hours ago? How
wtf 2 hours ago
2hours what
can you guys make a video on beate d köstlin in the future? she was a transfer aviator for the luftwaffe during WWII and might even have been the first woman to learn how to fly a jet plane. oh and she invented the sexshop.
@@Irobert1115HD
You guys asking why this comment made 2 hours ago? This dude right here is speaking up ideas
Who the hell is this?!
He's a high weather enthusiast who went off course.
A man of culture
A man of culture
@@itsprofessorcreeper2839 🤓
@@itsprofessorcreeper2839 🤓
Ok..that seems plausible
WAAIT A MINUTE
why does he have a gun and a poison dart
Honestly guys the moment of 6:30-6:40 is just absolutely incredible. The music, the visuals, just perfect. I think this is my favorite video yet.
for a moment i was thinking "this could be some James Bond movie" when i got to this part
What's most impressive for me personally is that, If am I not mistaken, they use Unreal Engine 4 for their animations. It's so cool to see that technology repurposed so creatively!
Yess, this is the best moments of all Yarnhub animations
wallpaper material ngl
@@unknownlox6971 Agreed
NO WAY, I THOUGHT Y'ALL'D NEVER COVER HIM! I'm the great great grandson of Francis Gary Powers! I recently did my junior year U.S. History presentation on him! I'm so glad you decided to do this. My name is Robert Edward Powers!
Wow! We hope you and your family liked the video !
@@Yarnhub My family aren't really history buffs, but I adore your work and have been following your progress for quite some time! My father did enjoy the video as well, and even learned he died in a helicopter crash. He had no idea. Proud of you all, keep up the good work and continue making amazing content! I get super hyped when you upload.
@@theloosetrigger4514 Thats cool man
Hello Robert, my congratulations to you on your studies and your presentation.
I am just a bit surprised that this video calls your great great grandfather a “CIA agent”. I would have thought of him as a ‘pilot’ (and a rather competent one, considering what he was flying). I would expect the word “agent” from a cold-war Russian propaganda article, not in a modern video 😉.
Kind regards,
Garret
@@TribusMontibus He was an agent, he simply flew for the agency!
"he's a high altitude weather enthusiast, who flew off course."
"Oh, ok that seems reasonable. Wait a minute, why does he have a gun and a poison needle?!"
"He's a... Very naughty high altitude weather enthusiast who flew off course."
Ah, an Oversimplified reference. Classic.
how much I would pay to have yarn hub and of a simplified do a collab just even if I hear oversimplified voice that would be blessing in disguise
Can literally outrun SAM's and can fly higher than MiG planes
"Weather plane"
Trust me bro he is just high altitude weather enthusiast
@@justsomedepressedguy2512 that flew off course
@@totallynotthefbi3164 due to issues with his oxygen equipment.
Okay that sounds plausible waait a minute why does he have a gun and a poison needle?
@@joeltvarghese2480 so they dont interrogate him he can can have a painless death then getting tortured
More than 25 years ago I read a book about Powers & U2 which was released in USSR. Soviets stated that Powers decided to jump from damaged plane instead of using catapult as he was afraid that plane could be mined with explosives by CIA. Another mentioned fact was that Su 9 (ceiling of 20km!) was used as it was the only soviet fighter capable to have visual contact with U2. Book did not mention destroyed Mig 19, unarmed Su 9 or a dozen lunched missiles.
Thanks Yarnhub, that was great video!
Jeez, the US were more evil then Empire of Evil itself
OFC the soviets were going to leave those important details out of their "official story."
@@Blackhawks87 how looks the truth of american 'official story' 10:30
@@yurikropotov3135You don't understand, this is different)
That is a sauce in the story. SA-2 is not self guidance missile. So it cannot fire without target indication.
3:13
THE greatest Soviet invention ever: the *telecomb*
bruh you can comb your hair while at the same time calling someone
oh yes you can
@@gaming_gamer483 No... No you can't
@@XstonedmonkeyzX propaganda
It was so beautiful when the missile detonated behind the plane, I love how much work they put into this
It's really crazy to think the CIA Operatives basically have a "Suicide injection" to avoid being captured and tortured for information 👀
If the missile had detonated behind and part of the explosion was touching the flammable jet blast how did it not catch fire and blow up instantly?
@@grummanf-14tomcat31 The blast of the jet is the exhaust it is just hot air
If there’s any unburnt fuel you’re wasting it
@@Flyingcarrot321plus the high speed winds push back any blast-fire waves
I was so relieved until yarnhub mentions a random event of powers riding a helicopter
I already knew he was gonna die
Same
He got helicoptered
@@jeezymclovin2215 Helicopter Helicopter
He was a helicopter pilot, there is more to the story, Powers was a good guy. I spent more than half my 45 years flying both airplanes and helicopters flying the same model of the Bell 206 jet ranger
@@GeorgeSemel whoa that is a good lengthy career
I was expecting to hate the sponsored segments but somehow Yarnhub managed to make it good and I even found it kind of funny
ye
Yep 😀👍
RAID SHADOW LEGENDS sponsor is too annoying
@@cursed_tank money
Same
i think the pilot did not use Nordvpn.
Best comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂
The one thing that was wrong is that the u2 was never a fast plane. It was just much higher than the ceiling of everything else. It actually flies only a few knots below it’s stall speed when it is at 70,000 feet.
Maybe above it's stall speed?
It’s above the stall speed, but also just short of its critical mach. Either case - it loses lift and sees more drag. Something called coffin corner.
It’s fairly fast for that altitude but it has to be. The only way to go faster is to sweep the wings and/or use supercritical airfoils, and probably stronger engines. A fighter can most certainly go faster.
Khrushchev: Who the hell is this?!
Eisenhower: He's a high-altitude weather enthusiast who flew off course!
Khrushchev: Okay that seems- wait a minute! Why does he have a gun and a poison needle?!
Oversimplified
I see you are a man of culture
what is the poison needle for?
@@Pvt_Wade American spies have a poison needle in there kit so they can kill themselves before falling in the hands of the enemies so no one interrogates them and the secrets are kept secrets
@@markgeorge447 but the dude didnt use it, why??
U2: “Im flying so high that they can’t hit me!”
Surface to Air missile: *“are you sure about that?”*
U2: "I fear noone, But that thing..."
SAM: *exists* *
U2: "it scares me"
That's how SR-71 blackbird was born
Mig 25:why out range it when you can out speed it
Sr71: Nah anyway
So glad that we then made the SR-71 that was even more advanced and badass.
He was shot down near my city where I live, our locals gave him water and tried to provide some help until the army and police arrived
greetings from Russia the city of Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk)
No war.
I was privileged to meet Francis Gary Powers. Delightful gentleman. Thank you for being fair in describing him and his actions during his captivity by the Soviets. He later died when the news helicopter he was flying ran out of fuel.
Never knew about the friendly fire incident on the Russian side.... The channel teaches you something new in every upload. 😃
After playing DCS world and learning about missile locks I realized the systems would not distinguish between a friend or foe if the Radar lock is not carefully utilized
Then this video appeared
Thats why despite being subbed to several channels that may cover similar topics at one point or another (Sometimes around the same time on multiple channels) I still watch videos on the same topic as you learn other litlte things that people dug up, or related tangents to the topic at hand.
@@nekomasteryoutube3232 d egenerate
@@Cybersharky_ r etard
@@flyingsac deviant
Exquisite animation quality especially during the explosion. You guys have done it again!
indeed
You are haram im halal
@@halalchad9967 inshallah brother
@@crusanosicus562 so not halal mode
yes
Your momentum on this app is unmatched. Consistently interesting, well made, and informative. They always have something to offer with the animations others dont.
Holy heck the middle hit part was amazing and really emphasised the gravity and seriousness of what it was like, I can’t imagine how terrifying it would’ve been hanging out of a plane billowing in flame, plummeting rapidly to the ground as tornado force wind is crushing your face , as you barely hang on to the oxygen cable.
It’s unbelievable he survived.
Thank you again for a wonderful new insight to an intresting history momento, and I do love the aviation related stories 😉
I am more amazed how he did not die there, but years later cuz of faulty gauge... This is sad irony.
This is a new age of content you're putting out. Exquisite quality and story telling.
6:40 Powers also hears the eternal words, "THERE'S A HOLE ON YOUR RIGHT WING!"
Umm sir i dont see a hole nor a right wing
yoo war thunder
You've got a hole in your left wing!
I know everyone is talking about the incredible missile hit scene, but i just want to say i think that dice scene at 10:26 was absolutely hilarious!
Everything in the video was absolutely brilliant. Can't find a better History channel than this...
I like how one of the clouds looks like a big MiG! Really cool easter egg!
When?
Which part
6:32 the music in the background, the visual, the narration EVERYTHING IS JUST SO PERFECT IT'S SO CINEMATIC! WONDERFUL WORK YARNHUB!
bro i want to know the name of that music
What is really astonishing about the U2 is she flew so high and is even still in service, almost 70 years after she first flew!
It shows all these almost new planes they send to the scrap yard in AZ are still good. And they are , good enough to sell to other countries who get decade or more use out of them and they are just as good as what they put out today. A 1980 plane can take out a 2020 plane, it's about the pilot.
@@jmy7622 Yeah that museum, in AZ, I seen a B-24 when we passed thru there was sold to India and shipped back and was still in flying condition at the time! And for planes that stayed in service so long, try the old F104 widowmakers the Greek used over their mountains so long into the 90s I think, and the old Hawker Hunters not just used in Rhodesia up to the 70s, and over the Alps by the Swiss til the 80s!
This happened today in Croatia
"In what can only be deemed a totally bizarre event, Croatia's capital of Zagreb was awakened to a loud blast just hours ago only to find a large crater filled with what appeared to be aircraft parts. Some said it was a plane that crashed and that parachutes were seen nearby, others said it was a missile. After close examination of the visual evidence, The War Zone strongly believes this was actually a Tu-141 "Strizh" reconnaissance drone that must have severely malfunctioned and crossed over the entirety of Hungary or parts of neighboring countries and into Croatia from Ukraine. Flying direct from Ukraine's border to Zagreb is nearly a 350-mile journey."
Impressive that it had fuel for this long of a journey...
What happened near Zagreb, Croatia was a crash of a fuel-starved, repainted Soviet-era drone which was launched out of desperation from a war zone to provoke further NATO involvement in an ongoing bloody conflict. Despite my best effort, really can't see any similarity to U-2 incident very nicely depicted in the video.
@@tamahagane1700 Yep, the ukrnazi will do anything to cause a WW3
Wow! These illustrations are just beyond incredible. I also liked the little humor that gets "slipped" in. I didn't know about the friendly fire incident that occurred. There's always something new that isn't general knowledge. Keep up the great work guys!
This is beyond incredible.. everything about the music, the narrator's voice, and the visuals.. it's just beautiful
Thanks for the story. Never heard of this one before! The final selfless act spoke highly of Powers.
With this content quality it's a crime they are not at a million subs yet.
Facts
Very true!
Yea.
Lower quality channels get more subscribers, such as Simple History.
But no worries. High quality videos win in the long run, in comparison to frequent but lame ones and I'm sure Yarnhub will be at the very top one day. Just a matter of time.
@@iPodiMaster Agreed
Lots of praise for the U2 and it's justified. Personally, I'm in awe that the Soviet officer was able to talk on the phone through that comb.
I don't have any words left for the animation part. Brilliant work. Keep it up.
Personally seen the U2 and even though it's made in the 70's what an incredible machine it is 😎
(Correction in the 50's not the 70's)
I think your era is a bit off chief as this baby first flew in 1955..
@@lordwintertown8284 bleeming heck you are right buddy! Thank you for the correction
I also saw the dragon lady fly a few years ago ;)
Thats plane not only spying soviet union but other country of Rivals USA and innocent country.
literally an f-104 with loooong wings
The sponsorship alone was probably one of the best parts of the video.
Most youtubers just read scripts and show videos that they were given by the sponsor but yarnhub actually made their own sponsor video and its awesome
CIA agent was just chilling in the air, watching the beautiful view while everyone on the land was going crazy 😂
My grandfather who lives in Peshawar (from where this U-2 took off for the mission) told me about this. He said Pakistan got into a lot of trouble after this incident. Pretty sad how Americans ignore/forget Pakistan's support to the USA in the cold war.
Our government, not Americans. Please keep that in mind. The average Joe does not wield any power or influence.
Pakistan being a terror hub outweighs everything else.
Pakistan isn't given credit because Pakistan is a faithless "ally" who regularly houses and aids our enemies and those who have done us harm and have done so since it was born as an independent nation.
@@mikesimms5750 name one such guy like that before osama.
Pakistan has strong allies nowadays
Fact: the U2 incident was the main benefactor for the development of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird recon plane that would replace the U2 until the SR-71 was replaced by satellites and the program was terminated in 1989 but was reactivated in 1994 until 1999.
Fun fact: I was born on Oct-7-99 and the last flight of the SR-71 took place 2 days after I was born.
Yes I admit that I used the wiki to find the correct designation for the Blackbird and I ended up finding something interesting in my own way.
You forgot that the U2 is still in service while the SR 71 got retired.
@@VandalAudi
Actually Lockheed and the military have scheduled to retire the U2 recon plane from service in 2025 or 2050 and replace it with the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone (to clarify the US government can't make up their minds to when to retire the U-2 from service, which is why I said 2025 or 2050 but it will be retired nonetheless and it'll retire with a very impressive service record).
Although the U2 have been upgraded over the years from the U-2R to the U-2S it's increasingly getting expensive to operate in military operations since it'll cost over 2 billion to retire, but NASA has been using the U-2S as a testing platform and we can't forget about the fact of the aircraft has converted into new models without making new U-2 planes which is far more cheaper and increases the service life of the aircraft.
@@projectlessweforget okay, but that's not an "actually" statement, since as of this posting the U2 is still in service for atleast 3 more years. Maybe more for NASA, which coincidentally was orginazation used for the "weather recon" excuse the US used.for Gary Powers.
Keep em coming Yarnhub! Definitely an underrated story in the pleats of an ever folding conflict! Love it!
The suspense was very well done with that missile, the music, the narration, EVERYTHING.
gotten me chills by the slow-motion is just incredible with a realistic stain on the rockets,i really hope i can find some more sick details,good luck yarnhub!
The details on your videos keep getting better! Keep it up guys, it never fails to entertain
3:00
I have no words
you know that your gonna be depressed when yarnhub switches to a random story about powers flying a helicopter
and that's how the Lockheed Martin SR-71 "Blackbird" was born.
Dear Yarnhub , Can you do Leftenant Adnan's Last Stand in Singapore or how Awang Anak Raweng ( Iban Tracker) managed to hold his ground against 50 Communist Guerillas while defending a wounded British Soldier ?
@Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang Technically OP is correct. Leftenant is the Malay spelling of lieutenant.
@Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang you do know that the British always use Leftenant instead of Lieutenant right ?
@Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang ok? Different place use different words
@Imgladandrewgilllumisnotmykang you know it's my right to use British English right ? You got a problem ?
Even the custom ad animations are great. Spoiling NordVPN with some premium ad time lol. Love this channel.
I love how the sponsorship part is actually related to the topic, AND it’s entertaining. I LOVE IT
he's pretty down to earth ngl
Just an average day in the life of a CIA agent
Woah, that U-2 animation is so sleek! Man this is why i always wait for your vids without complain!
USSR : lets attack the spyplane with everything we have!!!
Me: ohhh they are gonna use tanks!
Fun fact: at 70,000 ft the stall speed of the U-2 was only 10 mph above the speed of sound. This meant that if the U-2 turned much the inside wing would slow down and stall, and/or the outside wing would break the sound barrier and snap off because it was long and thin. Thus, the U-2 could only travel in a pretty straight line when that high.
Remember, unless an airplane is turning a hard "knife edge" turn there is still an inner and outer turning radius for each wing tip.
There is speculation that the missile did not actually hit the U-2 and damage it that much directly, but the blast simply stalled a wing. The Soviets displayed wreckage for propaganda purposes. The pieces were fairly intact without any shrapnel damage.
When you're watching an older yarnhub video and a new one gets uploaded as it finishes... *I win at life*
Every part of this video, including the sponsored part, has so much work put into it and it shows. Awesome.
Haha one of the options was "it was the British" I actually laughed. Good video as usual.
That's wild I can't imagine almost successfully crash landing a helicopter and then at the last second seeing two little boys playing and in them moment that short but very important moment, turning the stick to my certain doom in order to save them..... I'd Hope to think I'd make the same decision
Hey Yarnhub.Just wanted to say that you make very detailed and awesome animations.Keep up the good work!.
STILL EPIC AS EVER! love from Philippines. 🇵🇭
Yes
same
Nail on the head👏🏻love from ireland all 🇮🇪
I'm a Filipino !
Same here
Another incredible video! You all do such a great job animating and narrating the story of this incident and countless others.
Not gonna lie, the visuals of this were absolutely stunning.
I feel Yarnhub saw the UPGRADE button and just kept slapping it every video.
Outstanding! Especially this part 6:34 until 6:50.
The details in the video is just absolutely beautiful and I loved the moment when the missile detonated and I never knew about the friendly fire
Loving the animations Yarnhub! Such a big improvement from your first videos with 2d pictures.
The animations are so much better with each videos! Thank you yarnhub for creating all of those videos, they are always interesting to watch.
Now THAT, is a watchable sponsor break
I love the new way of animating the sponsors
Look at that Animation! Its keep evolving!
USSR : who are u ?
CIA : weather reporter
USSR: then why u have a gun?
CIA:I'm a very nauty weather reporter
I learnt about this in history, great to see it visualised
The crawling on the oxygen cord was real? I always thought that was artistic license on the part of the movie
That nuclear blast turns out to be mushroom was super humorous.
4:20 Can we just talk about the fact how brave that Russian pilot was?
that was the hardest nordvpn add
6:40
Dude needs to work for movie creators
These just get better and better
That slow-mo of the explosion is fire 🔥
Really love the audio desing in the missile explosion, it reallysold me in with the music suddenly picking up and everything, honestly half of the experience, excellent work!
That sponsor segment was great!
This Is first time I watched whole sponsorship promotion without skipping......... love from India..your animation team is awsom
Wow, I'm truly impressed that you've still improved somehow. The fact that triple AAA studios can't make anything like this when they have years to prepare is impressive.
I've been fascinated by this incident for almost a decade now, and you've brought to light a dozen things I've yet to discover. What a masterpiece.
Also, did you those debris gouges on the tail and wings of the U-2 match the real ones?
Ah yes, a new, high quality Yarnhub video.
*When CIA try to be NASA* 😅
2:25 I fucking loved how the camera went in between the rods on that radar post. That was an awesome shot
Soviets after shooting the U-2 down with just one missile:
I dont know, I didn't think i'd get this far...
he’s a very naughty high weather enthusiast
10:49 this was hilarious
I thought I knew this whole story, but I didn’t know that the Soviets launched so many SAMs that they shot down one of their own. Thank goodness there wasn’t also an airliner in the area that day!
These guys have the best sponsorship ads on the internet i swear. I legit want to watch them instead of skipping them.
Hats off lads.
Ah yes, the U2 Incident.
it’s crazy how much better the animation has gotten
The funny thing is that Major Mikhail Voronov mistakenly puts his comb on the phone stand instead of the phone. But the cool thing is that the timing of the missile blowing up with the slow motion is so epic!
The content from this channel is so well done. Deserves much more recognition.
Yarn hub is developing Faster than a SR 72 in terms of animation, video quality and content.
I'm incredibly lucky to just have found this channel! This is the first one I watch - unmatched and humorous! 🎉
There are so many nice details in this video… my favourite was the soldier taking off his hat in reverence at 11:45 revealing a huge bald spot with only hair where his head wasn’t covered by the hat :)
that was a clever ad :)