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Chuck Yeager: The Right Stuff
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The man who broke the sound barrier in the experimental Bell X-1, and ushered in the era of manned spacecraft, never saw a plane when he was growing up in the hills of West Virginia. But he became an ace fighter pilot in World War II, and later - an absolutely fearless test pilot, who managed to survive the most harrowing mishaps, with an unflappable calm and sense of duty.
Released:
Jan 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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