#wwiiace

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We lost a legend yesterday, General Charles “Chuck” Elwood Yeager. Chuck Yeager became an ace in WWII (Oct. 12, 1944), shooting 5 German planes down in 1 day and then shot 4 down in one day a month later. He totaled 13 confirmed shot downs of enemy aircraft during the war. He was the first man to break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 on October 14, 1947, doing so with 2 broken ribs that he sustained the day before. And then in December 1953, piloting the X-1A, flew nearly 2 and 1/2 times faster than the speed of sound, setting a world speed record. He was a test pilot, flying more than 150 military aircraft and acquiring more than 10,000 flight hours. And although he wasn’t allowed to be one of the first astronauts in NASA’s Mercury program, due to not having a college degree, in 1962 he became commander of the school at Edwards Air Force Base that trained prospective astronauts. In 1975, he retired from the Air Force as a Brigadier General, being the highest decorated pilot in Ú.S. history. This man became a true legend in the world of aircraft and flight. Thank you for your contributions sir… You were the “Right Stuff!” #GeneralCharlesYeager #GeneralChuckYeager #general #CharlesYeager #ChuckYeager #TestPilot #pilot #WWIIAce #ace #HighestDecoratedPilot #legend #SoundBarrier #FasterThanTheSpeedOfSound #SpeedOfSound #BellX1 #X1A #TheRightStuff #RightStuff https://www.instagram.com/p/CIjQLePl5ux/?igshid=26it6nywy935