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Language
English
Description
Brash, opinionated, stubborn and given to wild antics, Yeager also comes across as a man of integrity and courage. Yeager both lived and made aviation history. He tells his story vividly and pulls no punches in describing the events and the people who made history with him. Includes excerpts from Glennis Yeager and Bud Anderson, and others.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The story of the Air Force test flights by Chuck Yeager that would lead to Project Mercury, which pioneered America's launch into the space race-- and of the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton.
5) Chuck Yeager
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Relates how the young pilot distinguished himself in World War II and subsequently became the first person to break the sonic barrier.
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Publisher
Caliber
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Bold, brash, and brimming with courage, Chuck Yeager burst onto the scene as a national hero in 1947, when he became the first to fly an airplane faster than the speed of sound. Yet even before his days as America's most famous test pilot, Yeager was a young fighter ace in the US Army Air Force, flying a P-51 Mustang over Nazi-occupied Europe. His exploits are the stuff of legend"--