Chuck Yeager on Twitter: "Oct 13, 1947: Ribs hurt bad fr horse ride so went to local vet. (Couldn't go to flight doc-he'd ground me.) Vet taped me up: "Don't do nothing strenuous." I asked Ridley: how to close the X-1 door. Ridley pondered this, went inside & came out w/ the end of a broomstick. #History… https://t.co/L1fgVci4lu"

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Oct 13, 1947: Ribs hurt bad fr horse ride so went to local vet. (Couldn't go to flight doc-he'd ground me.) Vet taped me up: "Don't do nothing strenuous." I asked Ridley: how to close the X-1 door. Ridley pondered this, went inside & came out w/ the end of a broomstick. #Historyhttps://twitter.com/GenChuckYeager/status/1315880442361389063 …

Chuck YeagerVerified account @GenChuckYeager

Oct 12, 1947: Glennis & I planned to visit Andy & Ellie but #Glennis had #morningsickness Sunday, feeling better, we went to Pancho's for supper & an evening ride. We raced back but someone had locked the gate. My #horse pulled #5Gs to miss it. I flew off. That hurt. @HISTORY

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1. Joel Goldenberg‏ @JoelGoldenberg1 Oct 13
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  Ingenuity is timeless.
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1. Texas D‏ @texas4ever25 Oct 13
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  Great scene in The Right Stuff. Hero.
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1. Rich Durbin‏ @Imaldris Oct 13
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  I've always wondered if anyone thought to save the broomstick for posterity. Though I know it's unlikely, I like to imagine it's sitting in the X-1 at the Smithsonian.
  
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1. Ricgf‏ @ricgfilho Oct 13
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  Good stuff, General; still remember watching that scene from “The Right Stuff”, in my view one of the best movies ever. Greetings from a Brazilian fan of yours! By the way, did you ever meet anyone from the WWII Brazilian Expeditionary Force? They flew Thunderbolts there.
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1. Marilyn Osborn Coon‏ @OsbornCoon Oct 13
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  I love hearing from you. Your memories are priceless. We need heroes, and though I'm sure you would not name yourself as such, I hope you will allow me to see you as one.
  
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1. Enema Cowboy‏ @enema_cowboy Oct 13
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  From your book, Pancho's sounded like quite the wild place, Sir.
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