Bob Hoover at the Western Museum of Flight

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 15

  • @cynthiaklenk6313
    @cynthiaklenk6313 6 лет назад +22

    I was a little girl the first time I saw Mr. Hoover fly - it was at Selfridge AFB, Mich... My dad flew B-17's so I was always around aircraft growing up - dad never lost his love of flying - there is a picture of me somewhere sitting in an F-86 with the brain bucket down around my shoulders -- I grew up loving aviation and eventually worked in flight test on the F-117 black jet and the B-2 prototype....(Both are now at the USAF Museum at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio) - - As a young child, I watched in awe as as Mr. Hoover first flew the aero routine in the yellow Mustang, then in an F-86, and then in the Shrike....I will never never forget it - he ended each routine, dead stick, first touching one main, then the other alternately, then taxing to the spectator area, engines off..... I had an old copy of Flying Magazine for a long time about Mr. Hoover, and the fellow flying with him for the article christened himself a "Hoovers Heaver" LoL Imagine Mr. Hoover as your check ride CFI!!!! Rest in Peace Mr. H and thank you.... You have slipt the surly bonds.....and touched the face.... of God

  • @Imnotyourdoormat
    @Imnotyourdoormat 6 лет назад +11

    im allowed my opinion, and my opinion is...Bob Hoover.... the greatest pilot that ever was...

  • @P40BTomahawk
    @P40BTomahawk 6 лет назад +6

    was there on that day, I showed up early and volunteered to do anything needed.
    I helped set up chairs and brought three boxes of books by Gen. Hoover and set them beside where he was to be seated.
    A nice shiny P-51 Mustang flew in for display and I had the privilege of connecting the Towbar to the landing gear and then to the tug.

  • @robertdavis6708
    @robertdavis6708 5 лет назад +5

    I hope that Heaven is full of aircraft. If not , there are going to be some mad SOB's. Loved Bob Hoover and the ground he walked on!

  • @publicmail2
    @publicmail2 6 лет назад +14

    I had a chance to sit with Mr. Hoover over lunch with my son at OSH, and he told us how he escaped as a POW in a german plane. When he saw windmills he knew he was safe and landed in friendly territory.

    • @cynthiaklenk6313
      @cynthiaklenk6313 6 лет назад +1

      AD, I wish I could have done that too...... it would be a VERY very long lunch! (see my comment above)

  • @MikeJamesMedia
    @MikeJamesMedia 5 лет назад +3

    I saw Bob Hoover fly the first time at about the age of 11, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. (around 1966) He was flying the Shrike demo, which was jaw-dropping, and was absolutely an inspiration. I'm sure that a huge number of aviation fans around the world have been inspired by all he's done, and it was great to hear another talk from him. Thanks for posting this!

  • @michaeljohn8905
    @michaeljohn8905 4 года назад +1

    We love ya Bob. Sorry Mr Hoover. 😀.
    What a legend , what a humble guy .. man. My dad used to speak of him and I used to listen carefully.

  • @taofledermaus
    @taofledermaus 8 лет назад +18

    RIP Bob

  • @aj3751
    @aj3751 5 лет назад +4

    They forgot to mention in the film that Bob ESCAPED german captivity, stole a FW-190, and flew to safety. How could they leave that out?

  • @mtlassen1992
    @mtlassen1992 4 года назад +4

    Chuck Norris was asked if he believed in god once. He said no, I believe in Bob Hoover.

  • @coreyandnathanielchartier3749
    @coreyandnathanielchartier3749 6 лет назад +2

    Bob probably had a stall warning horn for his ringtone!

  • @billbright1755
    @billbright1755 5 лет назад

    A racked slat would put you in charge of a bucking bronco jig time.
    The Sabre Liner shared the F-86 wing.