Format: |
Paperback |
Language: |
English |
ISBN: |
067153761X |
ISBN13: |
9780671537616 |
Release Date: |
August 1997 |
Publisher: |
Atria Books |
Length: |
320 Pages |
Weight: |
0.92 lbs. |
Dimensions: |
0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2" |
Barnstormer, World War II fighter, pioneering test pilot, aerobatic genius--Bob Hoover is a true American hero. Now, in Forever Flying, he tells his amazing story, sharing all the thrills and chills, spectacular stunts and death-defying exploits that have made him a living aviation legend. The true story of one man's flight into history. Barnstormer, World War II fighter, pioneering test pilot, aerobatic genius--Bob Hoover is a true American hero. Now, in FOREVER FLYING, he tells his amazing story, sharing all the thrills and chills, spectacular stunts and death-defying exploits that have made him a living aviation legend. Climb into the cockpit with America's original top gun for an astonishing inside look at flight in action--and on the edge.
Read about:
- Hoover's dramatic dogfights as a decorated World War II fighter pilot...including the encounter that knocked him out of the sky
- His daring escape from the Nazis' infamous Stalag I prison camp--when he stole a German plane and flew it to Holland
- The great aviators he has known, such as Orville Wright, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh, and Neil Armstrong
- Hoover's one-of-a-kind maneuvers that have dazzled air-show crowds the world over.