Salinas, California-based Bob Hoover Academy has received a nice boost to its goal to inspire at-risk youth to reach higher in their educational potential. Austin, Texas-based Redbird Flight ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their capabilities in air shows, has ...

Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their capabilities in air shows, has died at age 94.

Legendary fighter pilot, test pilot and airshow pilot R.A. Bob Hoover was honored last week in an extravagant event at the entrance to the Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood, California, where a ...

The Bob Hoover Academy in Salinas took a student up in the air today, offering hands-on aviation experience. The academy, which began as a flight training school for students from Rancho Cielo, an ...

Few among Southern California’s early aerospace icons occupied a position as rarefied as Bob Hoover. The legendary flier — who fought in World War II, helped launch the jet age as a military test ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SEATTLE — With his gravelly Tennessee drawl ...

Bob Hoover, a World War II hero considered the world's greatest stick-and-rudder pilot, died yesterday at age 94. Born in Nashville in 1922, Hoover showed a natural inclination for mechanics at a ...

Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their capabilities in air shows, has died at age 94.

ZEELAND -- Long before Jim Kaat became a Major League Baseball player, Bob Hoover believed in Kaat's ability to succeed at the highest level on the diamond. Mr. Hoover asked the Detroit Tigers to ...

LOS ANGELES – Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their capabilities in air shows, has died ...