LOL! Chuck Yeager ignites dry humor afterburners to win hypothetical dogfight

Retired Air Force test pilot, World War II ace and first man to break the sound barrier, Gen. Chuck Yeager, is so badass that he doesn’t even need to wait for Twitter in order to verify his account. But Yeager outdid himself again after being asked how he’d square up against another famous pilot:

@GenChuckYeager who wins in a dogfight, you or Eddie Rickenbacker?

— Joe Bacci (@JoeBacci) August 19, 2016

Who’d emerge victorious?

Me. He's dead. https://t.co/LNwQUJXLVN

— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) August 19, 2016

Well that was easy!

Such a total rock star 🙂

— Holly (@HollyASwanson) August 19, 2016

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