Chuck Yeager – Cause of Death, Age of Death, and Other Facts!
Chuck Yeager died at age 97, astounding. Check out the death cause, death date, and more facts about the circumstances surrounding pilot Chuck Yeager's death.
Biography - A Short Wiki
Brigadier General and American test pilot who became the first person confirmed to break the sound barrier. The plane he used was the Bell X-1.
He began his career as a private in the United States Army Air Forces.
He worked his way up to the rank of P-51 Mustang fighter pilot during the World War II years.
How did Chuck Yeager die?
Chuck Yeager's death was caused by natural causes.
| Cause of death | Natural Causes |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 97 years |
| Profession | Pilot |
| Birthday | February 13, 1923 |
| Death date | December 7, 2020 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes
"If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing."
Chuck Yeager
"What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn't help anything. You better try and figure out what's happening and correct it."
Chuck Yeager
"The one word you use in military flying is duty. It's your duty. You have no control over outcome, no control over pick-and-choose. It's duty."
Chuck Yeager
"I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit."
Chuck Yeager
"Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight."
Chuck Yeager
