How Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier, started flying, 1985

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In July 1985, famed U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager talked to CBC's Midday about how he got into flying and some of his most memorable experiences in the cockpit like breaking the sound barrier.

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