Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Is Dead at 97

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/us/chuck-yeager-dead.html

[oldbike54]

Helluva run 

 Dusty

[ohiorider]

A sad day in the little country town of Hamlin West Virginia, hometown of Chuck Yeager.  A true hero to all of us West Virginians.  I find myself sitting here staring at the title of this post ................... ........

Bob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxQIkHnB-Ys

[cliffrod]

Breaking the sound barrier was no small accomplishment, but going more than 2x the speed of sound just 5 months later must have been really something.  All that and more was done after notable WWII service.  He really did it.

[Gliderjohn]

Some say he could be an ass and he didn't keep opinions to himself but I don't think anyone has doubted his flying skills and analytical skills concerning machinery. He and Bob Hoover were probably the best of that era with some others not far behind.
GliderJohn

[jcctx]

 

[larrys]

Found in Mom's attic. Framed photo. Must have been a presentation piece.



Balls of titanium.
RIP Gen. Yeager.
Larry

[ozarquebus]

My favorite Chuck Yeager quote: on fighting against a pilot in a 'superior' airplane.
"Its not the crate the other guy is in, its the guy IN the crate you have to worry about."

[LowRyter]

A Hero with a capital "H".

[kfz]

The right stuff.

[CalVin2007]

 His autobiography is a great read.    R.I.P. Mr Yeager. 

  Terry

[Rough Edge racing]

 Yeager's journey back to Allied lines after being shot down in  WW2 is a remarkable story..And since Hoover was mentioned, his escape from a German POW is camp is another fanrtastic story.
   

[EldoMike]

One of my all time favorite people...I was lucky enough to get a autographed copy of his book

[Chuck in Indiana]

Yeager, Hoover, Doolittle..
Pretty fair aviators. RIP Chuck..<raising glass> Who said there are "no old bold pilots?" :)

[Bulldog9]

Truly a great man. I was humbled and honored to spend some time with him several times when I was at Walter Reed from 2012-2015.  See you on the Fiddlers Green Sir!

[ohiorider]

I checked my old hometown newspaper for a Chuck Yeager article.  This one, written by a local staff writer, provides a personal snapshot as remembered by his Mountain State friends and associates.

Bob

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/yeager-remembered-by-west-virginians-far-and-wide/article_529f41fc-d765-590b-bc89-43c7c4ac87a1.html

[Motormike]

That was a great article.  The General had an incredible life, that's for sure.