Museum holdings include items from the 1948–1949 Berlin Airlift, the 1960 U-2 incident (including the helmet used by Francis Gary Powers and the suitcase carried by Powers across Glienicke Bridge when he was exchanged for Rudolf Abel), a 5,000-square-foot (460 m 2) display on the Cuban Missile Crisis that includes a Soviet SA-2 missile and four American Nike missiles, and material from the USS Liberty incident, USS Pueblo incident, Corona spy satellites, and the Space Race. The Cold War museum has over $3 million worth of artefacts in its collection. Welch to preserve Cold War history and honor Cold War veterans. (son of pilot Francis Gary Powers), and John C. The museum was founded in 1996 by Francis Gary Powers Jr. The Cold War Museum is a history museum in Warrenton, Virginia, focused on Cold War history. For the Lithuanian museum, see Plokštinė missile base.
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