Bob Hoover Legendary Pilot - Part 1

Published: Oct. 12, 2018, 2:05 p.m.

b'Bob Hoover is one of history\\u2019s greatest aviators.\\xa0\\xa0His career spanned from barnstorming in prop planes, to dogfighting in World War II and then on to flight testing supersonic jets and performing spectacular aerobatic demonstrations.\\xa0Hoover was the backup pilot for the Bell X-1, and flew the chase plane as his friend Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947. Smithsonian\\u2019s Air & Space Magazine named Hoover Number Three on their list of all-time great pilots. (Special Two-Part Episode)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'