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He Escaped the Nazi Prison... By Stealing Their Best Fighter Plane.

After spending 16 months starving in a brutal Nazi POW camp, American fighter pilot Bob Hoover decided he'd had enough. He didn't dig a tunnel to escape. Instead, he walked into a hidden Luftwaffe base, forced a mechanic to start a deadly Fw 190 "Butcher Bird" fighter, and flew it to freedom. In this episode of G.I. Stories, Richard uncovers a Luftwaffe patch in his grandfather's trunk that leads to the greatest grand theft auto story of World War II. Discover how Hoover survived Stalag Luft I, hotwired a plane in a language he couldn't read, and dodged friendly fire while flying a swastika-painted fighter over Europe. 🛩️ Inside this declassified file: • The Pilot's Pilot: Why Bob Hoover was an aviation legend. • The Cage: 16 months of starvation in Stalag Luft I. • The Breakout: Slipping through the wire in the chaos of 1945. • The Theft: Holding a German mechanic at gunpoint. • The Flight: Flying "on the deck" to avoid Allied fighters. • The Landing: Nearly getting killed by angry Dutch farmers with pitchforks. The ultimate true story of defiance and survival. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Luftwaffe Patch (Intro) 1;41 The Pilot's Pilot: Bob Hoover's Capture 3:36 The Cage of Stalag Luft I: 16 Months 5:50 The Breakout: Fleeing the Russians 8:03 The Butcher Bird: Finding the Fw 190 10:07 The Ignition: Starting an Enemy Plane 12:31 Friendly Fire: Flying with a Swastika 14:18 The Pitchfork Welcome: Landing in Holland 16:21 Conclusion: The Legacy of a Legend 🔔 Subscribe to G.I. Stories for more incredible true war tales. #BobHoover #Fw190 #WWIIEscape #AviationHistory #StalagLuft1