Chuck Yeager, first person to fly at speed of sound, dies at 97
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Chuck Yeager, the first person to travel at a speed faster than the speed of sound, has passed away at the age of 97.
"It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET," Victoria Yeager tweeted on her husband's account on Tuesday.
"An incredible life well lived,...