Chuck Yeager, World War II ace and first pilot to break sound barrier, has died at age 97 - CBS News

The World War II Air Force fighter pilot ace showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-yeager-dies-age-97-sound-barrier-pilot-world-war-ii/