![Florida Memory • Famed stunt and test pilot R.A. "Bob" Hoover getting ready in the cockpit of his P-51 "Mustang" at the Homestead General Aviation Airport during an air show. Florida Memory • Famed stunt and test pilot R.A. "Bob" Hoover getting ready in the cockpit of his P-51 "Mustang" at the Homestead General Aviation Airport during an air show.](https://www.floridamemory.com/fpc/dalemcdonald/DM7174.jpg)
Florida Memory • Famed stunt and test pilot R.A. "Bob" Hoover getting ready in the cockpit of his P-51 "Mustang" at the Homestead General Aviation Airport during an air show.
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