Col. Chuck Yeager, 1966

Col. Chuck Yeager, 1966

Clark Air Base. Philippines, November, 1966

The commander of the 405th Fighter Wing gathers his gear as he prepares to take to the skies in an F-100, but it's no big deal -- he's already flown 138 different types of aircraft. He's Col. Chuck Yeager, World War II ace fighter pilot (with 11.5 victories) and later, as a test pilot, the first man to break the sound barrier.

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