Friday, October 23, 2015

Chuck Yeager is a die hard fan of Rolex, look at it....



Note that the lady Chuck was talking to worn a Rolex Solid Gold Day Just

Rolex Ad on GMT Master II

Chuck Yeager in 1947 with a Rolex Oyster 

Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager with a Rolex Submariner ref. 6538

Chuck Yeager with a Big Crown Rolex Submariner ref.6538
 


Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager born February 13, 1923 is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. 

Yeager's career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Forces. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September 1942 he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of flight officer (the World War II USAAF equivalent to warrant officer) and became a P-51 fighter pilot. 

After the war, Yeager became a test pilot of many types of aircraft, including experimental rocket-powered aircraft. As the first human to break the sound barrier, on October 14, 1947, he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m). Although Scott Crossfield was the first to fly faster than Mach 2 in 1953, Yeager shortly thereafter set a new record of Mach 2.44. 

Yeager later commanded fighter squadrons and wings in Germany, and in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and in recognition of the outstanding performance ratings of those units he was promoted to brigadier general. Yeager's flying career spans more than 60 years and has taken him to every corner of the globe, including the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

Source of Information
Wikipedia and Rolex Encyclopedia
 
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