![The CAF is reporting that the greatest pilot of all time, Bob Hoover, has flown west. Sad day. : r/aviation The CAF is reporting that the greatest pilot of all time, Bob Hoover, has flown west. Sad day. : r/aviation](https://i.imgur.com/13YVhEO.jpg)
The CAF is reporting that the greatest pilot of all time, Bob Hoover, has flown west. Sad day. : r/aviation
![Bob Hoover: “I slipped a 20-dollar bill to him and said, 'He wants transports and I want fighters. Just switch those names, and everybody will be happy.' That's how I became a Bob Hoover: “I slipped a 20-dollar bill to him and said, 'He wants transports and I want fighters. Just switch those names, and everybody will be happy.' That's how I became a](https://external-preview.redd.it/2tVgYVg1p6H54ez48VoSrii44p7TI0NNT2cycjWUiWg.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cb7d8c71d76c638d2a43eec061a621872309f122)
Bob Hoover: “I slipped a 20-dollar bill to him and said, 'He wants transports and I want fighters. Just switch those names, and everybody will be happy.' That's how I became a
![EAA on X: "#OSH17 Bob Hoover Tribute Flight: Aero Commander, T-28, P-51, and F-86—all aircraft Hoover was known for flying. During his civil air show career, Hoover famously would pour a 🥤of EAA on X: "#OSH17 Bob Hoover Tribute Flight: Aero Commander, T-28, P-51, and F-86—all aircraft Hoover was known for flying. During his civil air show career, Hoover famously would pour a 🥤of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FuLD6gEXwBIRjd3.jpg:large)
EAA on X: "#OSH17 Bob Hoover Tribute Flight: Aero Commander, T-28, P-51, and F-86—all aircraft Hoover was known for flying. During his civil air show career, Hoover famously would pour a 🥤of
![TIL that in 1955, a Boeing test pilot did a barrel roll without permission in one of the early showings of the 707. : r/todayilearned TIL that in 1955, a Boeing test pilot did a barrel roll without permission in one of the early showings of the 707. : r/todayilearned](http://i.imgur.com/oahWXwz.jpg)
TIL that in 1955, a Boeing test pilot did a barrel roll without permission in one of the early showings of the 707. : r/todayilearned
2013, Bob Hoover performs a barrel roll in the Rockwell Sabreliner jet. He was 91 years old. Unfortunately he died on Oct 25th, 2016. RIP Bob Hoover. | Facebook
![Famous pilot Bob Hoover performs perfect 1g barrel roll with engines off (without spilling ice tea from his glass) Famous pilot Bob Hoover performs perfect 1g barrel roll with engines off (without spilling ice tea from his glass)](https://external-preview.redd.it/7bFugsyoS2h2360eN0tN04ckxEY6ctcqERbf-_QsEYQ.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=468d3947d45cc3c289c8667bc523d4611980765a)