Bob Hoover, one of history’s greatest pilots, dead at 94 | NewsCut | Minnesota Public Radio News

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One of the greatest pilots in the history of aviation died this morning, according to reports.

Bob Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot, a former Air Force test pilot, and the chase plane pilot for Chuck Yeager when he broke the sound barrier for the first time, was 94.