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R.I.P. Chuck Yeager
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:55 pm
by Whiskey 7
R.I.P. Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Is Dead at 97
A World War II fighter ace and Air Force general, he was, according to Tom Wolfe, “the most righteous of all the possessors of the right stuff.”
Source
The Right Stuff
Guardian picture roll
Re: R.I.P. Chuck Yeager
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:43 pm
by Don Carlos
A truly fearless man - good innings
Re: R.I.P. Chuck Yeager
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:34 pm
by xer0s
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:
Re: R.I.P. Chuck Yeager
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:01 pm
by Whiskey 7
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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Re: R.I.P. Chuck Yeager
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:22 pm
by Ferrao10
Damn...
The man is a legit legend.
