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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:X-15_program
gptkb:U._S._National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
gptkb:U._S._Air_Force_Test_Pilot_School
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Bell_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkb:Experimental_Aircraft_Association
gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
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gptkbp:born_on
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February 13, 1923
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Susan_Yeager
gptkb:Stephen_Yeager
gptkb:Don_Yeager
Gail Yeager
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gptkbp:died_on
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December 7, 2020
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:West_Virginia_University
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Bell X-1 flight
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" You can't take it with you, so you might as well spend it."
" The only thing that counts is what you do."
" I don't think of myself as a hero."
" I just did what I had to do."
" I was just a kid who wanted to fly."
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Charles E. Yeager
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gptkbp:influenced
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aerospace engineering
aviation safety standards
space exploration initiatives
military aviation tactics
test pilot training programs
civilian aviation advancements
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gptkbp:military_rank
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gptkb:Brigadier_General
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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first person to break the sound barrier
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Pilot
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Myra,_West_Virginia
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Glennis_Yeager
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:F4_F_Wildcat
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Bell_X-1
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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