- Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia
Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager ( ˈjeɪɡər YAY-gər, February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight Yeager was raised in Hamlin, West Virginia
- Chuck Yeager - Death, Career Facts - Biography
Longtime U S Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager made history in 1947 as the first person to break the sound barrier in flight
- Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke the sound barrier, dies at 97 - CNN
US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as “the fastest man alive,” has died at the age of 97 Yeager broke the sound barrier when he tested the X-1 in October 1947, although
- Yeager - Wikipedia
Yeager is a mostly American surname, a phonetic transcription of the common German surname Jaeger (Jäger), meaning hunter [1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Remembering Chuck Yeager, a Pilot with the Right Stuff
The greatest pilot of the Greatest Generation has passed Seventy-nine years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, famed test pilot, World War II ace, and the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, Brig Gen Charles “Chuck” Yeager, died at the age of 97
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Yeager traveled a long and challenging path from his West Virginia beginnings to becoming one of the world’s most famous aviators For many people, he exemplifies the true meaning of the word “hero,” not only as a record setter and pioneering test pilot, but also as a military aviator
- History of Chuck Yeager – The Chuck Yeager Foundation
Despite a youth in the poverty-stricken backwoods of West Virginia, Yeager became a fighter ace, a legendary test pilot, a leader of men, and an icon for generations, all while doing what he loved: flying His is an American story, one that inspires us and teaches us to always look to the skies
- Chuck Yeager, Air Force officer who broke speed of sound . . .
Chuck Yeager, a former U S Air Force officer who became the first pilot to break the speed of sound, died Monday He was 97 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called his death "a tremendous
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