When Germans Shot Down This B 24 Crew — They Stole a Fw 190 and Flew Back to England скачать в хорошем качестве

When Germans Shot Down This B 24 Crew — They Stole a Fw 190 and Flew Back to England

#wwiihistory #BobHoover #truewarstories Twenty miles off the coast of France in 1944, American fighter pilot Bob Hoover was shot down by German fighters and captured. What followed was sixteen months of captivity at Stalag Luft I—and an astonishing 24 failed escape attempts. This is the incredible true story of how Hoover learned to fly a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 from sand drawings in a prison camp, stole an enemy fighter from a Nazi airfield, and flew through both German and Allied airspace with swastikas painted on his wings. Military intelligence gave him less than a 2% chance of survival. He was the first and only American POW to escape German captivity by stealing an enemy aircraft. Discover how this desperate act of courage launched Hoover into becoming one of aviation's greatest legends—the backup pilot for breaking the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager's closest colleague, and "the greatest stick-and-rudder pilot who ever lived." 🔔 Subscribe for more untold stories from history's most extraordinary moments. Hit the bell icon to never miss an upload .