Quote:Born in Tennessee, Hoover was flying by age 15 and soon learned how to perform loops and dives, reports CNNMoney. He put those skills to use in 58 combat missions during World War II before he was shot down in 1944 and spent 16 months in German POW camp Stalag Luft I. He eventually arranged for a mock fight to break out, scaled a barbed wire fence while guards were distracted, and jumped into a Nazi plane, which he flew to the Netherlands.

http://www.newser.com/story/233108/us-av...ss_curated

The video is worth a watch.

RIP Bob Hoover

He stole probably the most badass German fighter at the time

I thought this got made into a movie at some point? Or am I thinking of another POW-escapee from Germany?

Jim Rockford of The Rockford Files almost pulled it off in The Great Escape. Ran out of gas.

Great read. Thanks for sharing.