Met him over 30 yrs ago. He signed my copy of his autobiography. One of the top highlights of my life. At that time, I was planning to join the forces to be a pilot and his life was one of the main inspirations for me. Didn’t become a pilot but I still joined and got into the air quite a bit. IMO he was the definitive GOAT in his field.
“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
RIP
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