Watch VideoU.S. fighter pilot Charles "Chuck" Yeager has passed away at 97. Yeager served in World War Two and in 1947, became the first person to break the sound barrier.
At the time, he said the experience was "nice, just like riding a fast car."
His career was told in the author Tom Wolfe's book "The Right...
U.S. Fighter Pilot Chuck Yeager Passes Away At 97
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