Chuck Yeager

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a brigadier general of the United States Air Force. He was the first person to break the sound barrier. This was accomplished on 14 October 1947 in a Bell X-1 aircraft. Yeager also served in World War II.

Yeager turned 97 on February 13, 2020. He died on December 7, 2020 at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 97.

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