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The first man to break the speed of sound - famed US Air Force pilot Charles (Chuck) Elwood Yeager - has passed at the age of 97. May he Rest in Peace.
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Chuck Yeager, pilot who was first to break sound barrier, dies at 97
Yeager’s postwar exploits helped pave way to space exploration and were immortalised in The Right Stuff
Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke the sound barrier, dies at 97 | CNN
US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as "the fastest man alive," has died at the age of 97.