1. when the u2 plane was shot down by the soviet union, what did the u. s. say was the reason the plane was there? what was the real reason?

Initially, the US authorities acknowledged the incident as the loss of a civilian weather research aircraft operated by NASA, Espionage photographic aerial reconnaissance deep into Soviet territory.

Explanation:

The USA claimed the plane was doing weather research. Actually, the new type of airplane was spying, taking reconnaissance photographs of the USSR.

Explanation: The U2 plane’s pilot had ejected before it crashed. He was captured by the Soviets. So the USA’s true purpose became known. Eventually, the USA arranged a prisoner exchange to get their pilot back.