The Right Stuff Indeed: America Lost One Of Its True Greats With The Passing Of Chuck Yeager

 The New York Post Editorial Board notes the passing of Chuck Yeager.

America just lost one of its greats: On Monday, Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, one of the fiercest test pilots to have ever graced the skies, died at 97.

His wife, Victoria, announced his death via Twitter, saying that “an incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever.”

Indeed, he had (as Tom Wolfe told the world in his classic book “The Right Stuff”).

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USA lost one of its true greats with passing of Chuck Yeager (nypost.com)

You can also visit Chuck Yeager’s website via the below link:

Yeager: Greatest military pilot of all time | CHUCKYEAGER.ORG

Note: The above photo is of Chuck Yeager with actor Sam Shepard, who portrayed Chuck Yeager in the film The Right Stuff.  The film was based on Tom Wolfe's great book.

Retired General Chuck Yeager Still Gruff, Colorful And Quotable At 88

Bill Glauber at the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel wrote an interesting piece about retired Air Force General Chuck Yeager.

At 88, Chuck Yeager still has the right stuff.

He flies.

He hunts.

He goes fishing.

And he spins tales of an extraordinary aviation career.

"I tell it the way I remember it - that's not necessarily the way it happened," Yeager said Wednesday, speaking to an overflow audience settled into a museum hangar at the EAA AirVenture event.

The greatest test pilot of his era, perhaps the greatest of all time, was the first man to fly through the sound barrier. His exploits were long-ago celebrated in the acclaimed Tom Wolfe book "The Right Stuff," later brought to the screen.

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/126285828.html