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*** ,1922
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Death day
October 25, 2016 (94 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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Celebrities born on January 24
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Bob Hoover
Robert Anderson "Bob" Hoover is an American fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and record-breaking aerial demonstration pilot. Hoover flew Spitfires in the United States Air Force during World War II and was shot down in 1944 off the coast of France. He was imprisoned for over a year in a German POW camp before escaping and flying to safety in a stolen enemy plane. He then worked as a postwar United States air and civilian test pilot, chasing the Bell X-1's supersonic flight, and as a flight instructor for North American aviation during the Korean War. He is best known as an aeronautical demonstration pilot, who flew for almost 50 years until his retirement in 1999. Known as the "flight pilot", Hoover made his way. Modernized aerobatics and described by many in the aviation world as one of the greatest pilots. All the time.
Birth nameRobert Anderson Hoover
Nickname(s)"Bob"
BornJanuary 24, 1922, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2016, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Service/branchUnited States Army Air Forces, United States Air Force
Years of service1940–1950
RankFirst Lieutenant
Unit52d Fighter Group, Flight Evaluation Group
Battles/warsWorld War II, Korean War
Other workTest pilot, flight instructor and air show pilot (1948–1999)

About Bob Hoover

Pilot Bob Hoover was born on January 24, 1922 in Tennessee, United States (He dies at the age of 94, on October 25, 2016).

For the United States Air Force, he served as a test, combat, and air show pilot. He received various military decorations for his service in both World War II and the Korean War.

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Bob Hoover before becoming famous

Bob Hoover was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1922 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He endured nearly a year and a half in a Nazi detention camp after his plane was shot down by the Germans in 1944.

Achievement of Bob Hoover

The Purple Heart, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Croix de Guerre are among his military honors.

Bob Hoover's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and paid for his flight lessons by working at a grocery shop.

Bob Hoover Collabed with

Pilot Charles Lindbergh, another legendary aviator, was a friend of his.

Charles Lindbergh (1902 - 1974) (Pilot)
Charles Lindbergh (1902 - 1974)

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Bob Hoover Income & Net worth

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