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The legendary Chuck Yeager passed away five years ago, December 7th, 2020, at the age of 97. A World War II fighter ace and the first person to break the sound barrier, Yeager’s accomplishments made him an enduring icon in aviation history. His life and feats were famously dramatized in the movie The Right Stuff, which captured his daring spirit and pioneering achievements.

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#OTD #ootd #ChuckYeager #crash #usaforce Chuck Yeager on his 2nd flight of the day in the NF-104 re-entered the atmosphere tail end first due to jack screw failures which put him in a flat spin for 100,000'. He tried every trick to save the plane but could not. His face caught on fire after he punched out. Details in Yeager, An Autobiography, you can purchase from rightstuffstore.com

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Unfortunately, many people do not consider fun an important item on their daily agenda. For me, that was always a high priority in whatever I was doing.

- Chuck Yeager, test pilot and spaceflight pioneer

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Kinda crazy how after the Challenger disaster they gathered a group made of some of the Best Engineers & Scientists of their generation (possibly ever) just for them to look at it and say "well it Broke because it was Designed Bad. Which you knew, and flew it anyway."

It was treated like it was gonna be this great engineering mystery. Then Sally Ride just shows up with the results from the O-Ring tests that said they couldn't handle the cold.