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Foo2rama
路路Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...
The first man to break the sound barrier, and the man who most deserved to be an astronaut and get into space.
Rest In Peace.
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RIP General Yeager.
The first man to break the sound barrier, and the man who most deserved to be an astronaut and get into space.
Rest In Peace.
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jsducote
路Think I might need more than a stick of Beeman's today. 馃檨
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8100_RPM
路Rest In Peace General Yeager. You were a true hero and will be missed. 馃檨
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Marsimaxam
路A life well lived.... The Right Stuff
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SpeedyPhill
路The best pilot we've ever seen... RIP 馃檨
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crl848
路Great memories of playing Chuck Yeager鈥檚 Air Combat on my PC when I was a student. Also reading the Right Stuff.
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JimJupiter
路Icon of mine. RIP Chuck!
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Engee
路It鈥檚 always sad when someone dies. Even if you don鈥檛 know them personally you can feel for the people they leave behind.
However, Let鈥檚 face it, if you do dangerous things in life,no matter how brave you are, it鈥檚 inevitable that you鈥檙e going to die eventually.
Chuck Yeager did dangerous things so we can hardly be surprised at his eventual demise.
However, Let鈥檚 face it, if you do dangerous things in life,no matter how brave you are, it鈥檚 inevitable that you鈥檙e going to die eventually.
Chuck Yeager did dangerous things so we can hardly be surprised at his eventual demise.
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Twocats
路路Married... with childrenRIP Chuck, unbelievable to think the machine he went through the sound barrier in. It wouldn't happen in todays aviation world. A true seat of the pants pilot.
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kov
路Rest In Peace 馃檨
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Larry S
路路Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.What a life! He has some great interviews with Terry Gross on Fresh Air. I鈥檓 sure she鈥檚 going to play them this week.
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MtnMarine
路One of the greatest pilots to ever live. What a life! RIP Sir.
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SpeedyPhill
路a daily reminder... since my days as a 2nd Lt... The Right Stuff movie poster in my office...
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Iceter
路An example of a true hero for a world that uses that word much too often.
He was one of the few single-day-aces (met the requirement for ace in a single day), but for two of the planes he downed on that day, he never fired a shot. He lined up behind one Messerschmitt and the pilot was so frightened, he turned into his own wingman, destroying both planes.
It鈥檚 like a Chuck Norris joke, only it鈥檚 true.
RIP, sir.
He was one of the few single-day-aces (met the requirement for ace in a single day), but for two of the planes he downed on that day, he never fired a shot. He lined up behind one Messerschmitt and the pilot was so frightened, he turned into his own wingman, destroying both planes.
It鈥檚 like a Chuck Norris joke, only it鈥檚 true.
RIP, sir.
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MTROIS
路Paix 脿 son 芒me!
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Waltesefalcon
路An amazing pilot who led a full life. RIP sir. I think I'll reread his autobiography.
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TLIGuy
路Godspeed, General. Truly a legend of our time.
One of my favorite pictures from my collection. Here is a great image of one of Yeager's Rolex GMTs gifted to his good friend astronaut Joe Engle that is now worn by Engle's wife.
One of my favorite pictures from my collection. Here is a great image of one of Yeager's Rolex GMTs gifted to his good friend astronaut Joe Engle that is now worn by Engle's wife.
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flw
路路history nerdI am grateful that my life overlapped with his. An extraordinary person who embodied the very best of what Americans, and people everywhere, should aspire to be. RIP.
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josiahg52
路I'll be honest, when I first read of his death I found myself wondering what watch he wore.
Then I thought about my childhood.
I had a half dozen or so Smithsonian Frontiers of Flight VHS about when I was younger. My two favorite ones were the Frontiers of Flight - The Sound Barrier followed second by The Threshold of Space (the X-15). I also had what I guess could be called the companion book, Frontiers of Flight by Jeffery L. Ethell. I don't think I had all of the movies in the series. Strange what certain events make you think about again.
Then I thought about my childhood.
I had a half dozen or so Smithsonian Frontiers of Flight VHS about when I was younger. My two favorite ones were the Frontiers of Flight - The Sound Barrier followed second by The Threshold of Space (the X-15). I also had what I guess could be called the companion book, Frontiers of Flight by Jeffery L. Ethell. I don't think I had all of the movies in the series. Strange what certain events make you think about again.
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