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Whiskey 7
Posts: 9709 Joined: Sat Jul 21, 2001 7:00 am
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by Whiskey 7 Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:55 pm
R.I.P. Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Is Dead at 97
Source
The Right Stuff
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xer0s
Posts: 12446 Joined: Sat Feb 10, 2001 8:00 am
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by xer0s Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:34 pm
I read his autobiography when I was younger. Truly fearless, yes, but also incredibly dumb at times. Plus he was drunk half the time he flew. Blowing shingles off people’s houses...:olo:
Whiskey 7
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by Whiskey 7 Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:01 pm
In memory
This clip is from the 1983 film "The Right Stuff" with Sam Shepard as test pilot Chuck Yeager.
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Even better - Eighty-Nine Year Old Chuck Yeager • F-15 Eagle Honor Flight
Note his name on the aircraft
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Ferrao10
Posts: 790 Joined: Mon May 03, 2010 2:35 pm
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by Ferrao10 Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:22 pm
Damn...
