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Re:Pilot Chuck Yeager Dies at 97, Had 'The Right Stuff' and ... by softbiz on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:13AM (#25342131)
A great hero. I encourage anyone to read Chuck Yeager's autobiography. Besides breaking the sound barrier, he was a WW2 ace, and later flew fighter missions in Vietnam War after his test pilot days.
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Re:Pilot Chuck Yeager Dies at 97, Had 'The Right Stuff' and ... by olivermarks on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:27AM (#25342237)
Also Tom wolfe's hagiography 'the right stuff' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(book)
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