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Chuck Yeager
@GenChuckYeager
WWII Fighter Ace, America's hero, The Right Stuff. 1st person past Mach 1 Mach 2, huntin', fishin', author. His wife/wingman keeping Gen Yeager's legacy alive
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Born February 13, 1923
Joined February 2010
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Dec 8, 2020
    Fr @VictoriaYeage11 It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever.
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Feb 13, 2020
    You won't believe it. I can't believe it myself. I am 97 today. 1941, age 18. I joined @USArmy Air Corps in WV.1944, age 21; Ace in a day, 1947 age 24; broke sound barrier,1953 age 30 flew 2.5 Mach; now, what's next? @HISTORY @USATODAY #Friends @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Feb 13, 2019
    You won't believe it. I don't believe it myself - 96 today. How to live to 120? Live to 119 and then be very very careful :-) Celebrating with friends
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Feb 13, 2018
    You won't believe it. I don't believe it myself...but I turn 95 years old today. Enjoyed visiting with @oakridgeboys & my cousin Dodger great Steve Yeager. Oak @oakridgeboys sang beautifully as always & heard It Takes a Little Rain twice! Great song. Great day. #birthdaygift
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Aug 31, 2018
    That's not the Neil Armstrong I knew
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Mar 27, 2019
    March 26, 1948, 71 yrs ago today: Someone had to do it.
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    National Air and Space Museum
    @airandspace
    Mar 26, 2019
    Today in 1948, Chuck Yeager flew Bell X-1 to the highest velocity and altitude of any piloted airplane up to that date. He reached Mach 1.45 and flew to an altitude of 71,900 feet. #IdeasThatDefy
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Dec 18, 2017
    Dec 17, 1903. It's been 114 years since Wright Brothers 1st powered flight. I met Orville - he was impressed we broke the sound barrier just 44 yrs later.
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Feb 22, 2018
    95 is the new 80.
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Dec 1, 2018
    RIP Daddy Bush - enjoyed fishin' and huntin' with you. Enjoyed campaigning in 1988 with you as well. Say hello to Barbara for me - she sure looked out for me during your inaugural parade :-)
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    May 19, 2017
    It will never replace sex
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    Lars Kluge
    @LarsKluge
    May 18, 2017
    Replying to @GenChuckYeager
    What was it like to fly an F15 at an age of 74, and go supersonic?
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Oct 14, 2017
    Oct 14, 1947:I radioed Ridley: "This machmeter has gone all screwy." After many people had died trying, we had broken the sound barrier.
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Oct 14, 2020
    Oct 14, 1947: B-2 dropped me in a stall.I ignited all 4 engines. I radioed: There's something wrong w/ this MACHmeter, it's gone off the scales. It only went to MACH 1:don't think they had much confidence in us :-) They heard the boom on the ground. We had broken the soundbarrier
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Feb 14, 2019
    Thank you, Buzz!
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    Dr. Buzz Aldrin
    @TheRealBuzz
    Feb 13, 2019
    Replying to @GenChuckYeager
    You got me beat by 10 years! Happy Birthday my friend!
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    Chuck Yeager
    @GenChuckYeager
    Feb 14, 2019
    Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes. They say 96 is the new 60 :-)