Charles ' Chuck' Yeager

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Charles_%27_Chuck%27_Yeager

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Pilot gptkb:aviator
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:T-7_Red_Hawk gptkb:F-16_Fighting_Falcon gptkb:A-10_Thunderbolt_II gptkb:F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:B-29_Superfortress gptkb:B-2_Spirit gptkb:T-34_Mentor gptkb:T-6_A_Texan_II gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:F-111_Aardvark gptkb:F-15_Eagle gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:F-14_Tomcat gptkb:C-5_Galaxy gptkb:T-38_Talon gptkb:Bell_X-1 gptkb:F-22_Raptor gptkb:C-141_Starlifter gptkb:P-38_Lightning gptkb:F-86_Sabre gptkb:T-45_Goshawk gptkb:X-15 gptkb:X-15_A-2 gptkb:X-1_A gptkb:T-2_Buckeye gptkb:T-1_Jayhawk gptkb:T-6_Texan gptkb:B-1_Lancer gptkb:C-130_Hercules gptkb:KC-135_Stratotanker X-2 T-38 C Talon II T-4 Phantom II X-1 B X-3 X-4
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date	1923-02-13
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Myra,_West_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Susan_Yeager gptkb:Don_Yeager gptkb:Scott_Yeager gptkb:Mimi_Yeager
gptkbp:death_date	2020-12-07
gptkbp:education	gptkb:West_Virginia_University
gptkbp:famous_quote	" It’s not the plane, it’s the pilot." " You can't take it with you, so you might as well spend it." " I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work." " I was just a kid from a small town in West Virginia." " The only way to make a good landing is to be able to make a good takeoff."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Charles ' Chuck' Yeager
gptkbp:known_for	breaking the sound barrier
gptkbp:military_branch	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:military_rank	gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Glennis_Yeager
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:VMF-214_Black_Sheep
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8