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World War II flying ace Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died at 97.

| December 7, 2020 9:29 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — World War II flying ace Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died at 97.

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