Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
FILE - In this 1948 file photo, test pilot Charles E. Yeager, 25, poses for a picture in a jet's cockpit. Yeager was first to fly faster than the speed of sound. Another Yeager feat, flying a jet under a Charleston, W.Va., bridge in 1948, was not reported by the local media.
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97.
Yeager died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on his Twitter account.
“It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever.”
Yeager's death is “a tremendous loss to our nation,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.
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Comment by Doc Vega on December 10, 2020 at 2:49pm
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I read his autobiography! A must read. The man was incredible! Too bad we don't have patriots like this guy anymore. Check out his book!
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Comment by Chris of the family Masters on December 8, 2020 at 11:36pm
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Talking about risk taking... He had it all...RIP Chuck.
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