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Clayton Gray
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2020-12-08T14:59:00Z
With Chuck Yeager's passing, we remember our connection to his remarkable feat of breaking the speed of sound.
Yeager's aircraft the Bell X-1 was designed by Lightning sailor Robert Woods of fleet 12, BCC.
Bob Woods was on the team and owned the Lightning that won our third NAs in 1941.
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