WWII

588th Night Bomber Regiment airshow aviation history Bob Hoover Focke-Wulf 190 Night Witches Polikarpov Po-2 Soviet women pilots test pilot

The Hangar Oct 16, 2026

Bob Hoover, the Focke-Wulf He Stole From a German Airfield, and the Greatest Airshow Act in the History of Aviation

Bob Hoover flew combat in WWII, escaped a German POW camp in a stolen Focke-Wulf 190, and performed the greatest airshow act in aviation history.

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The Hangar Jul 30, 2026

The Night Witches, the Five Eighty-Eighth Night Bomber Regiment, and the Women Who Bombed the Germans From Plywood Biplanes With the Engine Switched Off

The Night Witches flew plywood biplanes over Nazi lines at night with engines off - one of WWII's bravest aviation stories.

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