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Chuck Yeager


Born
in Myra, Lincoln County, West Virginia, The United States
February 13, 1923

Died
December 07, 2020

Website

Genre
Nonfiction, Aviation, Memoir


Brigadier General Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager, USAF.

Veteran of WWII and the Vietnam War. Achieved "ace" status during WWII, and post-war became the first pilot to break the sound barrier.

His decorations include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 6,752 ratings · 358 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors
Yeager: An Autobiography
4.25 avg rating — 6,357 ratings — published 1985 — 38 editions
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To Fly And Fight: Memoirs o...
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4.63 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 1990 — 25 editions
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Forever Flying an Autobiogr...
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4.33 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
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Press On!
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3.76 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions
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101 Chuck YEAGER-isms: Wit ...
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Chuck Yeager and the Bell X...
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The Quest for Mach One: A F...
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NASA’s Wingless Flight: The...
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Wings
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Chuck Yeager's Advanced Fli...
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“You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.”
― Chuck Yeager
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“You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't you do the next best thing. You back up, but you don't give up.”
― Chuck Yeager
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“You get in, You shoot, You get out!”
― Chuck Yeager
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