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  1. MUSEUMS. Remembering the Extraordinary Man and Pilot Robert A. “Bob” Hoover. The Foundation is responsible for the management of Bob’s extensive collection of artifacts/memorabilia, spanning his flying career. The collection includes: photos, awards, clothing and a variety of documentation. Some time in the future after cataloguing is ...

  2. Shot down by a FW-190 off the coast of Southern France, Bob spent 16 months as a German prisoner of war. In April 1945, he managed to escape from the prison camp, stole a FW-190 (according to his own biography), and flew to safety in Holland. After the war, Bob went to a Flight Evaluation Group at Wright Field, OH where he was able to fly ...

  3. 1 de feb. de 2017 · Ron Kaplan, enshrinement director for the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF), recalled a conversation Hoover had with Kaplan’s 14-year-old son at the Reno Air Races a few years ago. “Bob was having an intense, one-on-one discussion with my son, Max. Afterwards, Max asked if he could borrow my laptop,” Kaplan continued.

  4. 25 de oct. de 2016 · Aviation fans lose one of the greatest pilots who ever flew. Linda Shiner. October 25, 2016. Representing North American Aviation, Hoover first appeared on the airshow circuit in the 1950s flying ...

  5. 26 de oct. de 2016 · Robert A. Hoover, known to all as Bob, was born on 24 January, 1922 in Nashville, Tennessee, US. He learned to fly as a teenager, paying $2 for each 15-minute lesson. He began flying aerobatics as a way of hardening his stomach against airsickness, which had bedevilled him during training. During World War II he flew a British-made Spitfire ...

  6. 7 de mar. de 2018 · Original footage of Bob's full performance with 2, then 1 and zero engines on while flying the Shrike Commander 500S. The full feathered prop, engines out l...

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  7. 25 de oct. de 2016 · Bob Hoover was one of the most accomplished pilots ever. Most aviation legends have drawbacks, but I never heard a bad word about Hoover. — Zach Rosenberg (@ZachInFlight) October 25, 2016