General Chuck Yeager, Dead at Age 97
Gen. Chuck Yeager dies at age 97. Heritage Flight Academy remembers and honors your life of sacrifice your love of the USA and absolute dedication to aviation. The first to break the sound barrier, World War II combat pilot, and so much more. Thank you, Sir, for keeping the dream to fly alive!
"Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97.
Yeager died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on his Twitter account. “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.”
Yeager’s death is “a tremendous loss to our nation,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.
“Gen. Yeager’s pioneering and innovative spirit advanced America’s abilities in the sky and set our nation’s dreams soaring into the jet age and the space age. He said, ‘You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done,’” Bridenstine said."
Courtesey: The Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/jim-bridenstine-chuck-yeager-air-force-world-war-ii-f027e8960916cbd8094ab9f05ec2cbf2