Gordon R. Yaeger (1927-2005) is known for piloting theBell Rocket Belt at the 1964New York CityWorld Fair, in theJames Bond movieThunderball, inThe Reluctant Astronaut starringDon Knotts, and on the TV showsGilligan's Island andLost in Space.[1][2]
Yaeger was born on May 5, 1927, and went toBurgard High School inBuffalo, New York, before attending theUniversity at Buffalo andUCLA. He moved his family toAmherst, New York in 1955. He worked forBell Aircraft Corporation inWheatfield, New York.[1][2]
In 2008, the Town of Amherst named a street after him.[3]
On January 23, 2005, Yaeger died in Buffalo Hospice inCheektowaga aged 77 after a long illness. He left behind his wife Nancy, eight children and 15 grandchildren.[1][2]
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