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RIP Chuck Yeager, 97

Meltdown99Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
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Chuck Yeager, U.S. Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97 (nbcnews.com)
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    What a long, inspiring life.

    Rip, sir. 
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,889
    edited December 2020
    RIP Chuck Yeager. He was certainly a man with the “Right Stuff”.
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    Meltdown99Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    An amazing life...
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,731
    "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots."
    Yeager was the exception to the rule.

    R.I.P. Chuck Yeager.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,969
    Read his autobiography if you haven't already....very good.

    They changed a few things when they portrayed him in "The Right Stuff" but it was mostly accurate.  The thing I remember is that in the movie he reached the edge of space in his plane and then lost control and ejected.  In real life he lost control and landed it.  It was a different incident where he lost control and ejected.
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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,969
    https://www.amazon.com/Yeager-Autobiography-Chuck/dp/0553256742

    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,176
    I had no idea he was still alive.  It was the move The Right Stuff that brought his achievements to my attention.
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,969
    He had a pretty active twitter where he would interact with people asking questions, etc.  Pretty interesting.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
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