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Old 26th Oct 2016, 09:57
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Bob Hoover RIP

R. A. “Bob” Hoover, called the “greatest stick-and-rudder pilot who ever lived” by Lt. Gen. James Doolittle, USAF (Ret.), died peacefully of heart and kidney failure early Oct. 25, 2016, at Torrance Hospital, near his home in Palos Verdes, Calif. He was a favorite performer at air shows around the world, thrilling his audiences with his precision aerobatic maneuvers in the North American Aircraft P-51 Mustang and Aero Commander Shrike.

A legend

Edit, just found the video of Bob pouring a cup of iced tea, backhanded during a barrel roll on youtube here

https://youtu.be/V9pvG_ZSnCc
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