Chuck Yeager was a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general who was the first human to break the sound barrier.Yeager enlisted in the U.S.
Army Air Forces just months before the U.S. entered World War II. Soon after his enlistment, Yeager’s supervisors discovered his unusually keen eyesight – his 20/10 vision made him a natural as a fighter pilot.
Flying for the Allies in the war, Yeager became an ace, shooting down at least five enemy aircraft. Indeed, he has the special distinction of “ace in a day,” with five shot down in a single day, Oct.
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