Famed pilot Chuck Yeager dies at age 97
Yeager made history by being the first human to break the sound barrier.
Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager's career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Forces in 1941.
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