Headlines Obituary - Chuck Yeager [1923 - 2020]

[martinbo]

The first man to break the speed of sound - famed US Air Force pilot Charles (Chuck) Elwood Yeager - has passed at the age of 97. May he Rest in Peace.

Chuck Yeager, pilot who was first to break sound barrier, dies at 97

Yeager’s postwar exploits helped pave way to space exploration and were immortalised in The Right Stuff

www.theguardian.com

Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke the sound barrier, dies at 97 | CNN

US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as "the fastest man alive," has died at the age of 97.

edition.cnn.com

 

[David Brent]

Taken from us far too soon.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Taken from us far too soon.

Methusalem.

"Hello-I must be going."*

*Groucho Marx

 

[Matski]

Taken from us far too soon.

Cynical lol.

 

[J.E]

Taken from us far too soon.

I had a great-grandfather who lived up to 113 years old, so I guess you're right.

R.I.P Chuck.