Scoop .30-06 Dec 8, 2020 #1 The Fastest Man Alive, General Chuck Yeager, dies on Dec 7, 2020. Yeager flew the Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947. Edited to correct date of death. Thank you @Bobster for the heads up. Last edited: Dec 9, 2020
The Fastest Man Alive, General Chuck Yeager, dies on Dec 7, 2020. Yeager flew the Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947. Edited to correct date of death. Thank you @Bobster for the heads up.
CaddmannQ .50 BMG Dec 9, 2020 #2 "The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down." . . . . Chuck Yeager
Bobster .30-06 Dec 9, 2020 #3 Scoop said: The Fastest Man Alive, General Chuck Yeager, dies on Dec 17, 2020. Click to expand... Are you predicting his death? JK, but you need to change that because I was thinking I lost a week somewhere... He was truly "The Right Stuff" and would have made an excellent astronaut had he been chosen... RIP General Yeager, 97...
Scoop said: The Fastest Man Alive, General Chuck Yeager, dies on Dec 17, 2020. Click to expand... Are you predicting his death? JK, but you need to change that because I was thinking I lost a week somewhere... He was truly "The Right Stuff" and would have made an excellent astronaut had he been chosen... RIP General Yeager, 97...
cmcdonald Boating Accident Victim Staff member Moderator Supporter "Philanthropist" Dec 11, 2020 #4 Bobster said: Are you predicting his death? JK, but you need to change that because I was thinking I lost a week somewhere... He was truly "The Right Stuff" and would have made an excellent astronaut had he been chosen... RIP General Yeager, 97... Click to expand... In a movie meant to showcase the early days of the space program; those sequences showing Yeager and the Bell X-1 were always my favorites. RIP General Yeager. The real thing below:
Bobster said: Are you predicting his death? JK, but you need to change that because I was thinking I lost a week somewhere... He was truly "The Right Stuff" and would have made an excellent astronaut had he been chosen... RIP General Yeager, 97... Click to expand... In a movie meant to showcase the early days of the space program; those sequences showing Yeager and the Bell X-1 were always my favorites. RIP General Yeager. The real thing below: