ppross53 t1_j5bj11i wrote on January 21, 2023 at 8:20 PM Reply to TIL Bob Hoover, an American Spitfire pilot in WW2, was shot down over occupied France and captured but was able to escape from the POW camp 16 months later, steal a German fighter, and fly it from northern Germany to friendly territory in Holland. by MetaSatakOz What an harrowing adventure that must have been!! Glad he succeeded!!! Permalink 67
ppross53 t1_j5bj11i wrote
Reply to TIL Bob Hoover, an American Spitfire pilot in WW2, was shot down over occupied France and captured but was able to escape from the POW camp 16 months later, steal a German fighter, and fly it from northern Germany to friendly territory in Holland. by MetaSatakOz
What an harrowing adventure that must have been!! Glad he succeeded!!!