BOB HOOVER. Called the "pilot's pilot" for his skill, dedication, and heroism in flight, Robert A. "Bob" Hoover served in both World War II and the Korean War. Hoover was shot down behind enemy lines in Germany in 1944 and executed a daring escape. In the Korean conflict he taught dive-bombing in the F-86 Sabre. A test pilot, aerobatic performer, and consummate flight instructor, Hoover was beloved in the GA community; AOPA bestows the Hoover Trophy in his honor each year on an aviator who, like Hoover, advances aviation and the joy of flying (see "AOPA Action," p. 12).
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