Associated Press reports that 89-year-old Yeager celebrated the anniversary by flying in the back-seat
of an F-15 Eagle which broke the sound barrier flying across the Mojave Desert.
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Asked by a young girl if he was scared during Sunday's flight, Yeager joked, "Yeah, I was scared to death."
But the legendary pilot said he continues to fly all the time and it was just another flight to him.
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