Bob Hoover Honored at NBAA 2016
Just a week after his death at 94 from natural causes, NBAA pays tribute to the distinguished airman at its opening sessions.
Bob Hoover’s final public appearance was at the Reno National Championship Air Races in September. He spent years as the pace pilot at the event, although he did not fly there this year. (Photo: Smithsonian/National Air Space Museum)
Bob Hoover’s final public appearance was at the Reno National Championship Air Races in September. He spent years as the pace pilot at the event, although he did not fly there this year. (Photo: Smithsonian/National Air Space Museum)