Chuck Yeager returns to Sort 66 years later

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager was officially the first pilot to break the sound barrier, on October 14th, 1947.

Maybe this could not be possible if in 1944 Yeager did not arrive at Sort, a northern catalonian town, after escaping from France when his P-51 Mustang was shot down by a german Fw-190 during World War II.

This video depicts when, 66 years later, General Chuck Yeager came back to Sort to remember his lucky escape from german patrols, and got honored now by Spanish Air Force officials, naming him as honorary pilot.

It is interesting that Sort means "lucky" in catalan, and there's no doubt that Yeager is one of the luckiest pilots in the world. He has flown combat missions in 2 wars, flown as a test pilot beyond the limits... and still flying fighters often at his 87 years old.

A lot of thanks to:
-Sort's town council for organising this great event, that made really happy all aviation enthusiasts here.

-Aviadores Virtuales Asociados for organising a quick trip to Sort to met Yeager. AVA's website: http://www.aviadoresvirtuales.org

-Divinas singers for the retro touch of the event:
http://www.divinas.cat/

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[Iberia2Az]

Trying our best to get "Chuck" to return to Moron AFB Spain...thanks for posting.

[tisoy909]

The eyes of the eagle!

[10WARTHOG]

madre mia,mi idolo de la infancia,alucinaba con su vida como piloto y aun hoy alucino,fantástico.Me hubiera encantado conocerle.

[TracyAndersonFoxhunt]

Chuck is the greatest!!!

[johnyhefner]

Exellent! Thank you for helping to honor this great American hero.

[62SQN]

Cuando fue esto!!!??? Joder me hubiera encantado acercarme a verle!!!

[kseyo]

genial , no conocia esta historia, este tio es una leyenda viva,

ya tengo algo en común con uno de los grandes, a los dos nos a parao la guardia civil but remember, is the man, not the machine!