"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
10/14/2017 at 06:16 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
10/14/2017 at 06:16 • Filed to: Planelopnik | 10
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70 years ago today Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis” and officially broke the sound barrier for the first time. The X-1 can be found in the Smithsonian and it still looks great. Gen Yeager is still around as well and still does a bit of flying at the age of 94.
sunnydaysam
> f86sabre
10/14/2017 at 07:46 |
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funny - we just watched ‘The Right Stuff’ again last night. Love the cameo Yeager did in the bar scene. A real American Hero.
S65
> f86sabre
10/14/2017 at 09:09 |
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Saw the X-1 back in June, very cool plane
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f86sabre
> sunnydaysam
10/14/2017 at 10:38 |
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He is no pudknocker.
ttyymmnn
> f86sabre
10/16/2017 at 18:00 |
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And he did it with broken ribs. What a mensch.