Justin Black - Espionage History on Instagram: "In May 1958, CIA pilot Allen Pope was shot down and captured during a covert bombing raid against the Indonesian Navy during the Indonesian Crisis. After learning that Pope was being held on house arrest at a jungle resort on the slopes of Mt. Merapi, and had freedom of movement outside, the CIA’s Technical Services Staff came up with a plan to air-drop an inflatable airplane to him, so he could rescue himself. The CIA turned to the Goodyear Tire a