Apparently the man who was the first to break the sound barrier had a very poor view of the British.
Tony.
Tony.
Chuck Yeager dead.
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That's a shame. Interesting opinions.
He was small fry compared to Eric 'Winkle' Brown.
We've lost a couple of mountaineering legends recently, Hamish McInnes and Doug Scott. RIP.
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Hamish MacInnes obituary
Mountaineer and adventurer who tackled Everest in 1953, invented the all-metal ice-axe and set up the Glencoe mountain rescue team
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Doug Scott: Tributes paid to Everest mountaineer after death aged 79
Mr Scott was part of the famous 18-strong team who set out to climb Everest's dangerous south-west face.
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First man to break the sound barrier in LEVEL flight, not in a dive.
