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“It's your duty to fly the airplane. If you get killed in it, you don't know anything about it anyway. Duty is paramount. It's that simple if you're a military guy. You don't say 'I'm not going to do that - that's dangerous.' If it's your duty to do it, that's the way it is.”

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Chuck Yeager, an American test pilot, was born on February 13, 1923. He holds a significant place in aviation history for his successful flight of the X-1 supersonic aircraft. His career is filled with groundbreaking achievements that have had a profound impact on the aviation industry. more

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