Chuck Yeager on Twitter: "Oct 13, 1947: Didn't go to base doc -he would've grounded me. Went to vet. Broken ribs He patched me up & said Don't do nothing strenuous."

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WWII Fighter Ace,1st person to break the sound barrier, Fighter pilot, like huntin', fishin', 1st to fly faster than Mach 2, author, http://www.chuckyeager.com ;

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1. Jeff Sykes‏ @byjeffsykes 13 Oct 2016
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  you had the right stuff!
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1. Bertie Blackadder‏ @bertblackadder 13 Oct 2016
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  Can only rest with cracked ribs - sitting and resting at 40,000ft + at Mach 1 is no worse than doing it on the ground :P
  
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1. Rod Coleman‏ @colemanrod 13 Oct 2016
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  he didn't actually say don't go out and break the speed of sound so . . .
  
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1. Robert Roy Morgan Jr‏ @HighPointsUSA 13 Oct 2016
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  You made the right decision.
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