spaztick1 t1_j5cb3uo wrote on January 21, 2023 at 11:32 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 TIL The US flew Spitfires too. Permalink 9
spaztick1 t1_j5cb3uo 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
TIL The US flew Spitfires too.