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Chuck Yeager & the Oak Ridge Boys nr Oroville, CA
Oak Ridge Boys, Chuck Yeager, Patty Wagstaff, standing ovation
General Yeager introducing Oak Ridge Boys Sunday, Aug 8
Oak Ridge Boys, Oroville, CA, Patty Wagstaff
Breaking the Sound Barrier by Gen. Chuck Yeager
Popular Mechanics, November 1987 Man & Machine: Exactly 40 years ago, a veteran test pilot with the right stuff shattered the speed of sound and marked day one of a new age in aviation. The joke was on me. It was just after sunup on the morning of Oct. 14, 1947, and as I walked…
Jet Pilot – March 26, 1951
26 Mar 1951 at Edwards Air Force Base – Filming began on the lakebed for RKO’s film Jet Pilot, starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. As shown in this photo, an XF-92A was painted to simulate a “MiG-23.” Most of aerial stunt scenes were anonymously flown by Chuck Yeager. (Edwards History Office file photo)
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