Chuck Yeager –
Test pilot, General, adrenaline junkie.
February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020.
Aged 97 years.
Most recognized for: When the US military would come up with some experimental, rocket-powered contraption and needed a volunteer, he was the crazy MF’er with his hand in the air. He broke speed and altitude records and was the first to break the sound barrier in level flight. He was once storied as having “The Right Stuff”… but now, good ol’ Chuck is just plain stuffed.
