He also flew his Shrike with both engines out and proceeded to give everyone a lesson in energy management.
At NAS Miramar I saw him shut both down, do loops, a cuban 8 then glide in at 90 degrees to the runway, enter the pattern then land and stop on center runway without ever restarting his engines.
The man could not only fly he was the best pilot I ever knew. He was the maestro. RIP Bob.
I attended almost every air show at Miramar until I sold my house in Mira Mesa in 2000. I was out with the Scouts on the tarmac to see the first F-14 land with the Secretary of the Navy in the RIO seat. Bob Hoover was always a great reason to be there.