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All those guys, Bob Hoover, Yeager, Jack Ridley and a whole slew of other guys that flew by the seat of their pants because we didn't know exactly how things would fly.
For many years he sat at the same bar in Oshkosh during Airventure and just talked with people. Most said he was a very down to earth guy.
When Yeager was flying the X1 they would drop him and he would take off like a, well, rocket. Once he was gone Bob Hoover would zoom climb directly in front of Bill Dana in the B29 to try to scare him.
If you have a Prime account, Legends of Airpower has an episode on Yeager.
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Brent
The X15 was the only aircraft I flew where I was glad the engine quit. - Milt Thompson.
"Don't get so caught up in your right to dissent that you forget your obligation to contribute." Mrs. James to her son Chappie.
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