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, has died at age 94.

Bob Hoover speaks at a 2011 Warbirds in Review session at Oshkosh. Also pictured is his P-51 Mustang, Ole Yeller. EAA News of the death of legendary test pilot and aerobatics pioneer Bob Hoover this ...

Robert Duane "Bob" Hoover, 75, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at home on December 16, 2025. Born in Sharon, PA, he was the son of the late Howard and Bessie (Tolley) Hoover. Bob was a graduate of ...

In this video we tell the remarkable story of Robert Anderson “Bob” Hoover during World War II. After his Spitfire was shot apart over southern France in 1944, Hoover survived the crash only to be ...

Robert A. “Bob” Hoover is considered by many to be our greatest living aviator and has influenced generations of pilots with his precision flying and gentlemanly demeanor. Nicknamed “the Pilot’s Pilot ...

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