PJP #033 - Bob Hoover
![]() Bob Hoover is considered by his peers as the "pilot's pilot". He has served his country in war and peace as a fighter pilot, test pilot and as a master of aerobatics. ![]() He managed to escape from the prison camp, stole an Fw 190, and flew to safety in the Netherlands. After the war, he was assigned to flight-test duty at Wright Field. There he impressed and befriended Chuck Yeager. Later when Yeager was asked who he wanted for flight crew for the supersonic Bell X-1 flight, he named Bob Hoover. Hoover was Yeager's backup pilot in the Bell X-1 program and flew chase for Yeager in a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star during the Mach 1 flight. He also flew chase for the 50th anniversary in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. ![]() In the early sixties, Hoover proposed the idea promoting the North American name by demonstrating one of North American's most famous products, the P-51 Mustang fighter, at airshows around the country. N51RH, known as "Ole Yeller" was flown at airshows all over the country. AirVenture 2011 fans were privileged to have it on hand for an up-close inspection thanks to it's current owner, John Bagley of Rexburg, Idaho. ![]() |
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