Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and a subject of the book and film “The Right Stuff,” has died.
He was 97.Yeager’s wife, Victoria Yeager, announced his death on Twitter Monday night.
“It is with profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9 p.m.
Et,” she wrote.
“An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest pilot and a legacy of strength, adventure and patriotism will be remembered forever.”Fr @VictoriaYeage11 It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm Et.
An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever.— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) December 8, 2020Yeager began his career during World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Forces.
After the war, he became a test pilot,
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