Chuck Yeager, U.S. Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97

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Chuck Yeager, U.S. Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97

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Chuck Yeager, U.S. Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97

An aerospace legend died today at the age of 97. General Chuck Yeager, WW2 Fighter Ace, 1st man to break the sound barrier, 1st to fly faster than mach 2.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ch ... d-n1250322

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A true legend from a time when giants walked among us.

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At the very very pointiest end of humankind this man was
as our civilisation hurtles its way through the universe.

Hail.
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