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General Chuck Yeager General Chuck Yeager, test pilot, war hero and the first man to break the sound barrier. Tom Wolfe called Yeager the "the most righteous of all the possessors of the right stuff." Yeager's autobiography is Yeager. This interview first aired September 13, 1988.

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General Chuck Yeager

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General Chuck Yeager

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Flying High With Chuck Yeager

Hear aviation reporter Del Wilber fly over the Sierras with Chuck Yeager.

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General Chuck Yeager, test pilot, war hero and the first man to break the sound barrier. Tom Wolfe called Yeager the "the most righteous of all the possessors of the right stuff." Yeager's autobiography is Yeager. This interview first aired September 13, 1988.