Chuck Yeager passes away at age 97

[Dawookie]

Chuck Yeager, groundbreaking test pilot who first broke sound barrier, dies at 97
RIP to a true legend and pioneer of the the jet age

 

[airportwoman]

He sure had quite a life, didn't he?

RIP, Chuck. You're reunited with "Glamorous Glennis."

 

[Dawookie]

He sure had quite a life, didn't he?

RIP, Chuck. You're reunited with "Glamorous Glennis."

Yes he did. Living and growing up in the AV, he was one of the first real heroes we learned about because of all the aviation history here, including that famous flight

 

[Synergizer Bunny]

Chuck Yeager, groundbreaking test pilot who first broke sound barrier, dies at 97
RIP to a true legend and pioneer of the the jet age

True American hero. Glad that he was able to live a long life!

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Chuck Yeager, Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97 (nbcnews.com)

The history-making pilot helped "set our nation’s dreams soaring into the jet age and the space age," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.

Chuck Yeager, a former U.S. Air Force officer who became the first pilot to break the speed of sound, died Monday. He was 97.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called his death "a tremendous loss to our nation."

“Gen. Yeager’s pioneering and innovative spirit advanced America’s abilities in the sky and set our nation’s dreams soaring into the jet age and the space age...

 

[Ajaygee11]

RIP General. His story is told in the movie The Right Stuff. It is one of my favourite films. Chuck was one of the consultants for the movie as well as making a Cameo Appearance as the Bartender at Pancho’s Happy Bottom Riding Club which was where all the Test Pilots used to spend their spare time.

 

[fred&edna]

One of my favs was seeing him in this F-15 at age 89

 

[uburoi1]

 

[Catmommy]

He has slipped the surly bonds of earth....