Just Jack Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Chuck Yeager, first to break sound barrier, dead at 97 (link has 87 in it, assume they corrected article but did not change link) https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-chuck-yeager-dead-age-87-broke-sound-barrier-right-stuff-20201208-dgr2oayu6rgzlphndltn72k64e-story.html Quote Chuck Yeager, the pioneering Air Force pilot who broke the sound barrier and was featured in “The Right Stuff,” has died. He also broke a secondary sound barrier, flying two-and-a-half times the speed of sound in 1953. He did a lecture at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum I was able to attend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 American legend, RIP Chuck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Chuck Yeager is beloved here in WV. Flags will be at half staff to honor his passing. He had The Right Stuff and would have been one of the Mercury astronauts if he had had a college degree. The airport in Charleston is named after him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Lamb Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Read his autobiography - this man was an American hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 RIP Thank you for your contribution to the aviation industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Bob Lamb said: Read his autobiography - this man was an American hero Yeah, I read it many years ago. He certainly was an American "hero", but he also knew and acted like he was a hero. At least that's the impression I got from reading that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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