Chuck Yeager passed away.
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The first American to exceed the speed of sound in level flight passed away at the age of 97.
Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace and record-setting test pilot. He was the first pilot in history to break the sound barrier. He was “The Right Stuff.”
Yeager broke the sound barrier when he tested the X-1 in October 1947. His accomplishment was not known until it went public in 1948.
Yeager was born in the small mining community of Myra, West Virginia in 1923.
Chuck’s wife Victoria confirmed to the junk food media that he had passed away peacefully in Los Angeles. He was known as a flying ace during World War II.
Fr @VictoriaYeage11 It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever.
— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) December 8, 2020
His legacy captured later generations as well, being featured in the book and 1983 film, “The Right Stuff.”
“An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest pilot,” she tweeted on his social media.
“This is a sad day for America,” John Niccletti, Chuck’s friend and ground crew chief. He told CNN that he was a man who broke every level of barrier.
“After he broke the sound barrier, we all now have permission to break barriers,” Niccletti said. “Chuck was never a quitter. He was an incredibly courageous man.”
Chuck enlisted in the Army Air Corps at 18 in 1941, according to his website.
In 1943, Chuck was commissioned a reserve flight officer before becoming a pilot in the fighter command of the Eight Air Force stationed in England.
Over the course of World War II, he flew 64 missions and shot down 13 German planes.
He was shot down in March 1944 on his eighth combat mission but managed to elude the German Nazi forces by taking refuge with the French underground.
He returned to the United States in 1945 and married his first wife Glennis, for whom he has named several of his fighting aircraft after.
After the war, Chuck became a flight instructor and test pilot. He was working as an assistant maintenance officer in the Fighter Section of the Flight Test Division at Wright Field (known as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) in Dayton, Ohio.
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In 1946, Col. Albert Boyd was the chief of the Flight Test Division and hand selected Chuck to be a student at the new test pilot school at Wright Field.
Boyd chose Chuck to fly the rocket powered Bell X-1.
In the afternoon of October 14, 1947, He flew the X-1 which he named the Glamorous Glennis over the Rogers Dry Lake in the California desert.
The rocket X-1 reached Mach 1.06 or 700 mph which created a sonic boom and earned him a title of being the “Fastest Man Alive.”
Donald J. Trump, Mike Pence, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were notified of Chuck’s passing.
Chuck Yeager redefined the possible. Where others saw limits, he saw opportunity and never stopped pushing the boundaries of flight. Above all, he was a patriot who dedicated his life to serving our nation. Jill and I are keeping his loved ones in our prayers. https://t.co/2KNzPGxllD
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 8, 2020
Karen and I were saddened to learn of the passing of a Great American Patriot, Chuck Yeager. Chuck truly had the Right Stuff, making history as the first pilot ever to break the sound barrier and proving America can go further and faster than ever before. God Bless Chuck Yeager. pic.twitter.com/gbI3NeUiTv
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) December 8, 2020
RIP American Legend Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager https://t.co/QwQWsHMDOc
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) December 8, 2020
Chuck is a legend among aviators and astronauts alike. He was the groundwork for the “Great Space Race” between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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