Charles Yeager was born in 1923 and died -

 

    Yeager was an american aviator, a fighter pilot during World War II,and was a test pilot during the early postwar years. Among other records, he was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947 and set a world speed record of 1,650 miles per hour in 1953. His obvious bravery, technical skill, and unaffected manner have to a large public made him the quintessential American hero. He wrote Yeager with Leo Janos in 1985.

 


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