Posted on Oct 14, 2023
This Day in History: Chuck Yeager's supersonic flight
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ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 357th FG ace Capt. Chuck Yeager downs an Me-262 jet fighter with his P-51D as the jet was preparing to land. (2) Capt. Chuck Yeager downs an Fw-190A with his 357th FG P-51D. (3) Capts. Chuck Yeager and "Bud" Anderson high above Germany in their 363d FS, 357th FG P-51Ds in the summer of 1944. (4) 357th FG P-51Ds return to base led by Capt. Chuck Yeager. (5) Capt. Chuck Yeager leads his squadron mates high above Germany on one of his final missions. (6) A specially fitted B-29 drops Capt. Chuck Yeager in the Bell X-1 for his sound-barrier-breaking flight. (7) Capt. Chuck Yeager ignites the Bell X-1's rocket motor as he sets out to break the sound barrier.
SPC John Bryant SFC Jeff Orlowski LTC Ken Bowers CPT Doug Berz SSG David Phetteplace CPO (Join to see) PO2 Harold Ashton SSG Byron Hewett Cpl (Join to see) PFC Andrew "Tommy" M. SGT Robert Urbaniak SSG Robert Pratt CPT Tommy Curtis SSG Thomas Barry SSG (Join to see) PO3 Myles Post PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT (Join to see) Maj Maria Avellaneda SGT Axel Hasting
SPC John Bryant SFC Jeff Orlowski LTC Ken Bowers CPT Doug Berz SSG David Phetteplace CPO (Join to see) PO2 Harold Ashton SSG Byron Hewett Cpl (Join to see) PFC Andrew "Tommy" M. SGT Robert Urbaniak SSG Robert Pratt CPT Tommy Curtis SSG Thomas Barry SSG (Join to see) PO3 Myles Post PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT (Join to see) Maj Maria Avellaneda SGT Axel Hasting
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Dale, did Yeager ever have to bail out of an airplane because it was going to crash?
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An outstanding feat in Aviation History to break the sound barrier at supersonic speed. Capt. Yeager was a brilliant aviator.
Much-appreciated Dale!
Much-appreciated Dale!
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
He was one of the best. Along with guys like Bud Anderson, with whom he often flew in the 357th FG, and Robin Olds, who was the 479th FG's leading ace and became a Vietnam USAF wing commander and scored four kills.
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D., these are what I classify as Top Guns. Together, these three were the best combat aviators. Similar aviators, in recent times, are rare resources in the USAF.
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There are men, and there are giants among men. Yeager was a giant. Flying the X-1 with broken ribs was just a layer in the cake of his career.
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LTC Trent Klug
SPC (Join to see) He went on to add layers and icing to his cake. In today's Air Force, he'd have been relieved for a 'loss of confidence' due to his officership.
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