Aviation milestones........
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:21 pm
There were a couple of milestone events recently that we haven't mentioned here.
The most recent, was the passing, at 94, of Robert Anderson "Bob" Hoover (January 24, 1922 – October 25, 2016).
This man was one of the best pilots of all time, without a doubt.
"Hoover was considered one of the founding fathers of modern aerobatics and was described by Jimmy Doolittle as
"the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived". In the Centennial of Flight edition of Air & Space/Smithsonian,
he was named the third greatest aviator in history."
The other item.........
Last July, FIFI, the worlds only flying B-29, became one of only TWO flying B-29s. The other one is DOC, that took to
the air for the first time on July 17th. The B-29 is an awesome aircraft, although I have never flown in one, I have
crawled through FIFI and it is the Cadillac to the B-17 and B-24s Chevrolet. It was the ultimate bomber of it's time.
Here are some photos, it is absolutely beautiful in it's polished skin.......
.
The most recent, was the passing, at 94, of Robert Anderson "Bob" Hoover (January 24, 1922 – October 25, 2016).
This man was one of the best pilots of all time, without a doubt.
"Hoover was considered one of the founding fathers of modern aerobatics and was described by Jimmy Doolittle as
"the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived". In the Centennial of Flight edition of Air & Space/Smithsonian,
he was named the third greatest aviator in history."
The other item.........
Last July, FIFI, the worlds only flying B-29, became one of only TWO flying B-29s. The other one is DOC, that took to
the air for the first time on July 17th. The B-29 is an awesome aircraft, although I have never flown in one, I have
crawled through FIFI and it is the Cadillac to the B-17 and B-24s Chevrolet. It was the ultimate bomber of it's time.
Here are some photos, it is absolutely beautiful in it's polished skin.......
.