Randall Lore #24 Francis Gary Powers

[Rhett Stidham]

Fellow member Eric Job emailed this photo to me showing the personal effects of Francis Gary Powers. Eric lives in Belgium and collects Randall articles. He writes, "On May 01, 1960, Francis G. POWERS, pilot of a U2 spy plane, was shot down over Russia. In the french revue "PARIS MATCH" n° 580 (may 21, 1960) I've found an article on the pilot. The article shows mostly pictures with one showing knives. One is the Randall Model 8 and the other is a Swiss Army Knife (Victorinox or Wenger ? model ?)

It may interest some others collectors and I'm happy to send you the photo (attached).

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Eric JOB - Belgium - member n° 2913

Best regards,

Rhett Stidham