Chuck Yeager R.i.P

[MagnificentUnicorn]

I met him at an air show in Arlington WA back in 1980. The only thing I remember was he seemed kind of aloof, maybe a little scary. I was 12.


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[old goat]

No matter what you accomplish in life, when you die people will talk about whether you were a nice person or not.

[SHarmon]

97 years long in life is an achievement already everybody wants to attain but sir Chuck Yeager not only accomplished that but also the first to break the sound barrier in 1947, a one in a million kind of achievement everyone wants to experience in their lives. Rest in peace sir Yeager, you have had a wonderful life.

[billyk]

I named my son after the “White Knight “.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Hartmann

Probably a better human, even if he was on the wrong side at the time.

Those are unbelievable numbers, although I guess they were mostly confirmed by other witnesses. Wow.

[jackstraw]

What I know about Yeager--back when he was doing flight testing the occupation was somewhat more dangerous than free solo rock climbing or being one the Walendas.

Dude, you got a man crush. Just admit it.

In that era, the odds of a guy like Yeager having an illegitimate kid are extremely high. But I'm sure this woman just has a bone to pick with him because she had a falling out with a pilot boyfriend at one point.

[Bunion 2020]

Maybe.

In my experiences living in ski towns I have met 3 people claiming to be the offspring of famous people who denied their existence.

[old goat]

Dude, you got a man crush. Just admit it.

Of course I do. He was my father.

[Bunion 2020]

^^^ well played.

[jackstraw]

Of course I do. He was my father.

Haha!

Daddy issues