In his book, Mr. Hoover wrote, “Hell, I would fly an old Dodge truck if they put wings on the side.” Bob Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who escaped a POW camp and flew to freedom by ...

Bob Hoover, a World War II hero considered the ... Hoover "seethed as the Soviets wiped out every competitor," according his book. Given a chance, he flew an unauthorized display of loops and ...

Few among Southern California’s early aerospace icons occupied a position as rarefied as Bob Hoover. The legendary flier — who fought in World War II, helped launch the jet age as a military ...

Robert Anderson “Bob” Hoover piloted more than 300 different planes during a lifetime dedicated to aviation, but perhaps his most unusual flight took place in a German Focke-Wulf Fw190 ...

LOS ANGELES – Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their capabilities in air shows ...

Bob Hoover, a World War II hero considered the ... Hoover "seethed as the Soviets wiped out every competitor," according his book. Given a chance, he flew an unauthorized display of loops and ...