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YEAGER, Brigadier General Chuck (1923-2020). Test pilot, 1st pilot to break the sound barrier (Oct. 1947). During the war he was the first pilot in his group to become Ace in a Day. He finished the war with 11.5 victories. Photograph, color, official Northrop Gruman photo, of Chuck Yeager standing on a runway in front of a B-2 Stealth Fighter Bomber Aircraft. Cost of each of these planes averaged 737 million dollars in 1997 dollars. Inscribed and signed on the light area of the runway: “To Steve Good Luck! Chuck Yeager.” In excellent condition...............$175.00
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