Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
It doesn’t appear to have made it to the forums here. The BBC have reported that Chuck Yeager has sadly died
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Re: Chuck Yeager
This is the appropriate place for it though, surely?
Re: Chuck Yeager
In this instance, yes, here’s appropriate. I’m ok for a spot of duplication of someone mentions it in Off Topic, too.
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Re: Chuck Yeager
12 kills in WW2, including 5 in a day
Escaped being shot down through Spain to fight again
127 active missions in Vietnam
Trained 26 space bound astronauts
Decades of test flight service
97 years lived to the full.
Escaped being shot down through Spain to fight again
127 active missions in Vietnam
Trained 26 space bound astronauts
Decades of test flight service
97 years lived to the full.
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Re: Chuck Yeager
And almost 80 years of disliking “Limeys”.Jakesplanes wrote: ↑Tue 08 Dec 2020, 11:09 am12 kills in WW2, including 5 in a day
Escaped being shot down through Spain to fight again
127 active missions in Vietnam
Trained 26 space bound astronauts
Decades of test flight service
97 years lived to the full.
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His Twitter feed was always a good read - stereotypical 'Grandpa on social media for the first time' reading.And almost 80 years of disliking “Limeys”
Many great achievements in this career but civility didn't seem to be a strong suit with him.
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Whether it was the pilots, the beer or the quality of the “broads” in the local hostelries, he was never complimentary of Britain.speedbird2639 wrote: ↑Tue 08 Dec 2020, 11:58 amHis Twitter feed was always a good read - stereotypical 'Grandpa on social media for the first time' reading.And almost 80 years of disliking “Limeys”
Many great achievements in this career but civility didn't seem to be a strong suit with him.