October 14th 1947

[Flyboy208]

Before Nomex flight suits and Martin-Baker ejection seats..

This champion of the skies broke the sound barrier, Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager, a true American Hero ..

Cool vid to share here ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB2F_MIhTOM

Mike

 

[Rami]

Even better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDWh-qKkRNg

 

[expat]

Had the honor to meet and chat informally with Gen Yeager as guests of Northrop at the Farnborough Air Show a number of years ago. His own autobiography is superb reading, as is Tom Wolfe's book.

 

[rdaniell]

I'm sure that a lot of you'll already knew this but, while watching a rerun of the "Right Stuff" the other day, I noticed something for the first time.

Chuck Yeager has several "cameo" apperances in the movie. The ones I noticed where scenes in the "Happy Bottom Riding Club."

Randy

 

[expat]

Indeed, that is him in the hat behind the bar at Pancho's.