POW escape

The Hangar Oct 2, 2026

Bob Hoover, the Stolen Focke-Wulf One Ninety, and the Man Neil Armstrong Called the Greatest Pilot Who Ever Lived

Bob Hoover escaped a WWII German POW camp by stealing a Focke-Wulf 190 and became the airshow pilot Neil Armstrong called the greatest he ever saw.

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The Hangar Aug 31, 2026

Bob Hoover, the Stolen Focke-Wulf One Ninety, and the Greatest Stick-and-Rudder Man Who Ever Lived

Bob Hoover escaped a German POW camp by stealing a Focke-Wulf 190 and became the aviator that Neil Armstrong, Chuck Yeager, and Jimmy Doolittle each called the greatest they had ever seen.

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