When a US Pilot Stole an FW-190 

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I love stories of pilots stealing other planes while captured. Keep up the great work team.

What an amazing story, that’s crazy how he wasn’t attacked while flying over the front lines

Bob Hoover was a fantastic guy: if anybody walked upto him at an airshow to chat for any reason at all, he'd stop what he was doing, and give that person all the time in the world. He was the best.

Bob Hoover was a country boy from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His people were dairy farmers who became one of the leading material contractors in the Central South. They are known for limestone, concrete and building products. Mr. Hoover was a class act all the way..... A true gentleman to everyone. He would visit Ed Lowe's Air Service and Maintenance at old Sewart Air Force Base in Smyrna, Tennessee which was a full service air company, and the regional hangout for WWII and Korean War aviation veterans. There was nothing they could not repair, build or fly. Mr. Hoover was kind and considerate to the wash jockey kids who serviced the aircraft for Ed Lowe. All those old war horses were a great bunch of guys and would teach anything they knew to anyone who was generally interested. Their body of knowledge and skill are lost to time, but they made their mark during War and to the education of future aviators in the industry today....

It’s insane how good Yarnhub’s animations are. Even when he started 3D animation, it was beautiful.

And that just reflects how easy it is to fly a Fw190. Fw190, from automation of prop pitch, engine, cowling, and fuel mixture, to cockpit set up to flap, control rod arrangement, were all designed around the pilot. It was probably the most pilot friendly aircraft of WWII.

As a student Naval Aviator In the early 1970s at an airshow at NAS Pensacola FL, I saw Bob Hoover do a DEADSTICK loop, aileron roll, turn, landing, and taxi to a precise stop in front of the announcer in his Rockwell Shrike. Bob rolled up in front of the crowd and came to a gentle stop with both props standing at attention. Have not seen such a display of such precise airmanship since. Hoover did not fly the airplane, he wore it like a glove! Bob, thanks for the inspiration.

I had the EXTREME honor of meeting Bob Hoover a few times growing up. Such a kind a genuine man.

7:26 when the mechanic drops the wrench and hoover says "Ow" pure gold. 😂

Bob Hoover was a legend in his own time. Being professional pilot, I use to fly a Strike Commnder. And I got to see him well the man could fly way better that I ever would and then some. I retired last year after 47 years of accident free flying for a living. That generation is all but gone now. World War II was much closer to us when I was a little boy playing with surplus WW-II stuff, piles of it was still around and balsa wood airplanes. I will be flying west myself one day too!

Bob was an absolute legend. A friend's dad flew P-47's in Europe and he said Bob would roll in and ask for the biggest dog on the ramp, take it up and make that plane do things that none of the other pilots could, even with the best example.

Bob Hoover was arguably the greatest aviator of all time. A world famous man in the aviation arena. This story is a minute fraction of his accomplishments.

been watching you for a while now, crazy to see how much your videos have changed quality wise in just the past year! keep it up man

I had the chance to hangout with him and a private aviation event in Van Nuys, CA where he was only a guest just like anyone else, and only a few people actually recognized him. I sat at his table and had lunch with him. Humble guy.

BOB, the One and Only, told me this story in summer, 1977, when my dad and I were asked to pick him up at Evansville, Ind., airport and bring him back to Huntingburg, Ind., airport for the air-show there. He was a showman like no other; always friendly, always willing to talk, always eager to re-tell his memories of his years aloft. May God Bless Bob Hoover! Wheels Up!

This channel brings great content. Even I, as a history geek, am learning of events I never heard of.

This should be part 1 of Bob Hoover's story... He went on to be a test pilot / airshow performer that was world famous. He has whole books published on stunt flying and test flights that would be a whole movies worth of animations.

The music switching to an orchestral remix of "Where Is My Mind" during the Fight Club reference made me smile.

I had the privilege of seeing Hoover, Yeager and Anderson fly P 51"s several times at Airventure. So awesome a display to never be seen again! Three of the all-time greats!!! Thank you Gentlemen.

I love how the farmers were ready to deal with Hoover like a witch in the medieval times, with pitchforks. Imagine if it actually was a German pilot that crashed on their farm

Bob Hoover, the greatest stick & rudder man who ever lived

Jesus...I didn't realize this story was about Bob Hoover! One of the greatest pilots ever!. My father was a pilot in the Korean war and actually flew in a P-51 with Hoover in the 70s. I watched from the ground.

Bob Hoover!!! Best 'stunt' Pilot I ever Saw!! I got to meet him, when I was 9, in 1973, in Montana, at an Airshow my Dad knew-of, in our Summers-going-back-West bit he did. Ever see a Cub fly Backwards? Ever see an F-7F do an INVERTED Complete Loop?! Ever see a Bronco do 6-G "S' turns? Ever watch a Yellow F-51H do a routine that held your breath until it ended? Hoover was; Amazing, and Immortal!!!

So glad Yarnhub continue to improve on their roots of story telling about heroic pilots and dogfights. Graphics and effects are more realistic than ever. And hurray for Bob Hoover my idol - for overcoming one hurdle after another throughout his legendary aviation career. He got Motionsic when he first learned to fly, but turned out to be the best rudder & stick man ever.

Bob Hoover did not receive the Distinguished flying cross for that. He got the award for retrieving a B26 Marauder off a beach in Messina straights in Italy. There was very little runway and Bob had to strip the plane down to bare minimum to get it off the ground and recover

I had the honor to sit and speak with Bob Hoover on many occasions. Yes, you should meet your heroes.

I had the privilege of seeing him fly twice. Both times at Reno. You are missed Mr. Hoover.

2:05 *”YOU’VE GOT W HOLE ON YOUR RIGHT WING!”* - Hoover’s team on the radio.

On February 9, 2020 I met an elderly gentleman with both legs missing, he wore a cap with "USS Hornet" on it. I was in the grocery store in The Dalles, Oregon when I met him, and I spent nearly an hour listening to the man tell of his stories on the famous ship. Finally, I had to continue with my shopping, but I never saw the man again, and I wondered if he was still living because Covid started the following month, and I would have loved to hear more of his stories. I had told him that he needs to write the stories down, never thinking that I could have been the one to do it for him. It wasn't until I left the store that I realized I never got the old man's name and I have no idea where he lives, or if he is still living. Hearing this story about the pilot reminded me of the old man in the wheelchair I met in Fred Meyer's and the amazing stories he had to tell me. This pilot had an awesome story to tell for his children and grandchildren that they would never forget. Thank you for showing this.

I had the privilege of watching Bob perform at an airport on the top of Pettit Jean mountain in Arkansas. He was a great pilot.

Loved the Fight Club reference you added, well done! 👍 Another great video you’ve put together and the scene of the FW-190 taking off through the grass and flowers in particular looked gorgeous!!

I love the Hans Zimmer esque music in this. Great work Yarnhub!

Back in the eighties I got to see Bob Hoover fly at an airshow. He was the test pilot for Short Aerospace. He was close to 70 years old at the time. He was flying a Shorts 360. It's an awkward looking twin engine plane. It was amazing. On take off he kills one of the engines and then proceeds to roll the aircraft in the direction of the dead engine. He was an amazing pilot.

I grew up watching Bob Hoover at airshows. An amazing pilot and human being. RIP

This is the channel that got me into planes and made me have to fly on a b17 for my birthday. I’ll always be subscribed

Fight club refrence at 4:10 is golden

I had the privilege of seeing Bob Hoover perform at EAA years back. Amazing performance in both a Shrike Commander and a P-51 Mustang.

Omg, didn't think this was yarnhub till I heard the iconic voice

The quality of the animation never ceases to amaze me, how does the team push out these videos so quickly?

Mr Bob Hoover was a great pilot and an awesome guy. I had the honor and privilege to talk with him at many airshows.

At this rate, in two years' time, we'll get photorealistic renderings. Insane how high the production quality is given the time between releases.

I love how you managed to make the real pilot look like himself, while not making it uncanny, beautiful animation! Also the Pixies leitmotif, when the prisoners start fighting is super funny!

Bob Hoover was the gratest Airshowpilot in History. Saw him 1999 in Reno at the Airraces. His Energymanagement Show with a Businesaircraft is unbeleaveable. Regards from Germany

Thank you for telling bob's story. From an early age, i knew Bob, my father was very good friends with him.

I did my Commercial Licence flight training at Archerfield,Brisbane,Australia at Barry Hempel's Flying School in 1995.The FAA had pulled Hoover's licence simply because of his age,despite passing the medical. He had been invited to display at Archerfield and the Australian CAA accepted his medical and required him to undertake a Commercial Flight Test with Barry Hempel .They did it in the T 28 ,which was hangared with Hempel's aircraft. Hoover had flown one for decades.His flight test consisted of the full aerobatic routine with Barry "asssessing" from the back seat. He said to me that it was like being in the presence of a god. Everything from initial checklist, from memory, to closing down the engine was sheer perfection. The man standing on the wing at the start of the video is Hempel. I watched this and his unbelievable routine later in his Aero Commander where he strung together barrel rolls ,hesitation rolls,a low level loop,an Immelman at low level ,first on two engines...fantastic! Then on one engine,the other shut down and feathered....impossible ! My instructor was beside me and he couldnt watch the hesitation roll in asymetric thrust. Then Hoover went up to altitude in cloud and re-emerged with both engines shut down,did the whole sequence,landed and taxied up to the announcer's podium ...all without engine power. Flying elevated to art. Hempel was an amazing pilot and great instructor himself, but a bit of a rascal.....he always was at odds in some way with the CAA. He was killed when he was flying an aerobatic joyride in his YAK 52 over the sea near Brisbane. It may have been a medical event,but also possible that the passenger took his camera off its neck strap and then lost it into the rudder pedals in an inverted manouvre,locking the airplane in a spin.The camera was not around the neck of the passenger when his body was retrieved and the aircraft was not salvaged for inspection.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uSS286Vybk8.html

The Fight Club reference was so well put

these animations are seriously getting better. keep it up!

Wow, I didn't even make the connection when you kept saying Robert Hover. Simply amazing! I got to see him do his demonstrations in the late 1980s and was so awestruck

Bob Hoover's biography is highly recommended. Wonderful gentleman and superb pilot.

Wow the faces look especially great in this episode. I love how you’ve moved from cartoony animation to more realistic. It really makes the story feel more real.

0:42 What Sorcery?! This is such a beautiful animation, a 10/10 upgrade from the already good older videos♥️

I’ve always hated animated films. But I’ve realized these animated stories really help me understand and appreciate what these content creators are doing. Great video

I love the attention to detail when hoover fell and was stil laying on the ground and the mechanic dropped his tool he said ow XD

The fight club reference is hilarious

I met Bob Hoover when I was a young kid...years before I became an Officer and Pilot myself. He had quite the life and I think holds a record for maintaining a Pilots license and Medical longer than anyone else.

I had the pleasure of meeting him twice. Amazing man. Rest In Peace

One line used in this video "he finally earned his Freedom." Indeed! Freedom ain't never been Free. It must be earned, and then fought for to keep! Excellent story. Put together very nicely. Thank you. Thumbs up 👍🏻 ~John

that "ouch!"got a good chuckle out of me, great job once again yarnhub.

OH HELL YEAH. Its a great evening when Yarnhub posts. You know itll be a great one

The step-up in quality is amazing, yet still has that great Yarnhub quality.

The subtle nuances are above and beyond the call of duty. The animation of Hoover leaving the handles of his bicycle while on the run is one such marvelous detail. That, along with the glare of sunshine against the French woman.

I had the privilege of meeting "Hoov" many times and listen to this tale. I also had a WWII family story he wanted to hear. Such a gentleman. A pilot's pilot, there were none better on the show circuit. RIP, my friend.

I was lucky enough to have met Bob Hoover several times very down to earth man. And yes he really did think this was the dumbest thing he ever did in his entire life. RIP Bob Hoover

Always a great day when you post, the best animated channels out there.

these vids should be shown in schools and let the next generations see what freedom they have is down to these service personnel

It took me a while to realize you were telling the story of Bob Hoover, one of America's finest test pilots. Great story.

I remember meeting Bob Hoover in person, got his signature as well!

i thought you couldn't get more realistic than the 303 squadron but you did good job Yarnhub team

Yarnhub animates people very well nice job

Bob Hoover was a legend. I got to take a ride with him in his Shrike many decades ago when I was a boy.

I met Bob Hoover at an airshow. He was a true Texan gentleman.

Loved the fight club reference at 4:10! Quality story telling as always!

Can we talk about the quality of the graphics ???? This is so beautiful and realistic your job is amazing guys !!!!

I watched the whole thing thinking "what a great story!". It wasn't until the very last that I made the connection between Robert Hoover and North American Rockwell's "Bob" Hoover. I watched his performances in both the P-51 and the Shrike- amazing! Especially the deadstick finish of the Shrike performance.

I didn't know that Yarnhub could make humans so realistic, like SHEESH that more realistic than the old videos

Bob Hoover was and will be the best stick and rudder pilot ever. His legacy will live forever.

I said it last week, but your latest animation style is absolutley stunning! Brilliantly done as always! On another note, I introduced your channel to my younger brother, who has a few learning difficulties so often can't focus on educational content. But yours is done so well he was captivated! As far as I'm aware, he went to watch all of your videos afterwards and is now often asking me questions about history outside of the stories you've told. I really want to thank you guys for that, all the best!

Not many people know the U.S also used Spitfires. What a beautiful plane..

Hoover - like his adversaries at the outset of this story - used his opportunity wisely and flew the FW-190 - the very plane that shot him down - like he stole it... Har. Contenting, knowing that he reunited with his escape-mate and ended up living a good long life. Thank you for posting this.

Bob Hoover was an awesome pilot and lead a very interesting life as a test pilot for the military. He was also a close friend of Chuck Yeager. His autobiography is called Forever Flying. I highly recommend it!

This is the most remarkable story of the war I've ever heard and that's saying a LOT. Thank you for posting this. My Dad (Sgt. U.S. Army 1942-1952) would have cried like a baby.

Bob Hoover was about the greatest American pilot there ever was... Even Jimmy Doolittle called him the greatest stick and rudder man he'd ever seen... His autobiography is amazing!

Bob Hoover had the best air show I ever saw. He would dive a Shrike and at the bottom of the dive cut both engines and feather the props. Then he started his air show doing loop the loops, etc. When the FAA told him he was too old to fly he moved to Australia and kept doing his air show.

So Awesome! My dad and I met Bob Hoover 30 years ago at an airshow in Lancaster, CA. I was ten at the time and will never forget meeting him and watching him perform in his yellow P-51 Ole Yeller and his Aero commander.

OMG the animations are now better then what disney can make!!!!!!!!! How is this possible???????????????

The German pilot to shot down Hoover was Siegfried Lemke, a highly decorated ace (knight’s cross holder) credited with some amazing 70-96 aerial victories and became one of the few lucky enough super-aces from JG2 „Richthofen“ to survive the war

Two years ago I started to like this type of hobby. As you, I built first a Spitfire ,but it didn’t flight. I didn’t get up and after two years I reach the flight of some rc airplanes. I really felt your emotions in this video. Good one.

Yarn Hub needs a Netflix series....

I cant believe no one is talking about that amazing fight club reference xd Yarnhub’s videos is getting only better with time, that’s honestly amazing, keep up the great work guys!

Idk if it was intentional or not, but the shot of the camera view of the 190s on the Spitfire’s tail feels like an Easter egg to that Dunkirk dogfight scene

Bob Hover, potentialy the more raverired pilot of all time! Fantastic animation by the way!

I personally heard the "Dumbest thing I ever done" at the '93 Reno Air Races. I recognized R.A "Bob" Hoover's iconic white hat in the mist of his onterage leaving the Silver Legacy. I just wanted an autograph, he bestowed on me a memory I'll never forget

I'm so happy this channel has grown like it has, it makes me proud that people are interested in history ❤❤

The Fight Club reference was priceless

Thank you sirs, for your service. We all live on the shoulders of your efforts an actions.

The moment i started watching this channel the graphics and stories get better and better.

The Slow motion got me the chills very fascinating also of the takeoff, really gets me goosebumps

God bless him. A member of the greatest generation. Thank for you’re wonderful video an all you’re hard work.😊😊

I was privileged to watch Bob Hoover perform in the Shrike Commander. Amazing skill.