Sometimes There's A Man: Remembering Chuck Yeager

As The Big Lebowski tells us, “Sometimes there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place.” That’s Yeager - the very definition of American manhood; a rugged, whip-smart, patriotic, devoted, courageous fighter pilot who rose from humble beginnings in rural West Virginia to enlist as a teenage private in the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) and would go onto to become one of the most famous pilots in history.

Aaron KillianFebruary 12, 2021Historic America Tours, historic america, Chuck Yeager, Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian, Supersonic Flight, Bell X-1Comment