Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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a True Living Legend. WWll Fighter Ace,Test Pilot,Great Man. ..and actor, too (sort of). Crap now I have to spend 3+ watching Right Stuff (again).
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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12/08/20 01:20 PM
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Yep, another real man, or "man's man". No wimpy millennial here!
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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Anybody shocked i read his autobiography decades back? One minutia detail I learned I thought noteworthy, his original fame/success was, as he shared, due to his exceptional eyesight, in that he could see the Germans before they could see him, which always gave him the advantage. RIP
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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12/08/20 04:21 PM
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Anybody shocked i read his autobiography decades back? One minutia detail I learned I thought noteworthy, his original fame/success was, as he shared, due to his exceptional eyesight, in that he could see the Germans before they could see him, which always gave him the advantage. RIP I'm not shocked. You seem to be intelligent man. I did not remember that about his eyesight. One of the oldie stations in my area re-runs Johnny Carson and I watched him on one from the 70's. I got a real good feel for what a humble, tough guy he was by listening to him in an interview. I've read many articles but not his autobiography.
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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Anybody shocked i read his autobiography decades back? One minutia detail I learned I thought noteworthy, his original fame/success was, as he shared, due to his exceptional eyesight, in that he could see the Germans before they could see him, which always gave him the advantage. RIP I started reading his autobiography again last night. He had 20/10 vision & I do remember from before him saying he could see enemy fighters before any of the other pilots could see them, & probably before the enemy could see our guys as well! I have also read other pilots' comments about Yeager - they all said that he had the uncanny ability to get out of trouble where other pilots would have lost control of a plane. On one X-1 flight, the mother ship dropped Yeager as usual (I think he was at 20,000 feet), but Yeager went to ignite the engine & nothing happened. He tried several times but no dice - he had no electronics so he could not even work the radio to let anyone know he was in trouble. The X-1 was full of fuel, so he remembered how to dump fuel manually (yes - there was a plan-B), & he winged it in for a dead stick landing without fanfare. One of his many miracles of flying. He was a national treasure. RIP Mr. Yeager.
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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12/08/20 10:21 PM
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Mr.Yeager is a true quality human being. He has local ties to my hometown http://www.orovilleveteransmemorialpark.org/airdrome.htm
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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Anyone who has any interest in aviation should read his autobiography. Lot of great stories of flying combat and early days of flight test at Edwards. I think he mentioned he could see enemy fighters minutes before anybody else and his friend Bud Anderson could also, Both were aces multiple times, Remembered an interview he had where he was talking about that shoot down. He came up behind an ME262 that had its landing gear down preparing to land. From his P51 he opened up with his six 50s, watched the rounds hit the jet and it spiraled out of control hitting the ground. He said it wasn’t very sporting but what the hell it was war.
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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Col Yeager was a great man. Had the opportunity to meet him when he was a patient of my wifes. Great down to earth guy who liked to talk about anything that went fast. RIP to an American Hero!
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Re: A legend has passed on, Chuck Yeager
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He did a lot for his country and everyone in the US should be proud that he was an American. He was one of my idols when I was kid. Rest in peace sir.
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