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Chuck Yeager - West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History

The following is a list of books and articles about Chuck Yeager which can be found at the West Virginia State Archives Library.

Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager oral history interview

He describes his wartime experiences in Europe during World War II, including his time with the 357th Fighter Group and his time with the Maquis (French ...

San Diego Air & Space Museum Mourns the loss of Chuck Yeager

Yeager made his last flight as a military consultant on October 14th 1997, the 50th anniversary of his history-making flight in the X-1. He observed the ...

Chuck Yeager | Military Wiki | Fandom

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (/ˈjeɪɡər/; born February 13, 1923) is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot.

Today in military history: Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier

On Oct 14. 1947, U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1, a rocket plane nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis”.

The Chuck Yeager and Wright-Patt connection was always strong

Yeager, of course, was the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. When his bullet-shaped Bell X-1 ...

Today in Aviation History - Chuck Yeager Breaks The Sound Barrier

Captain Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager, a World War II fighter ace, was the US Air Force pilot for this project.

Chuck Yeager | This Day in Aviation

His fame soared in 1979, when Chuck Yeager, who was born Charles Elwood Yeager, became a household name with author Tom Wolfe's book, “The Right Stuff.” The ...

Chuck Yeager: From WWII 'Ace in a Day' to Breaking the Sound Barrier

Chuck Yeager's early life ... Charles “Chuck” Yeager was born on February 13, 1923 in Myra, West Virginia. Growing up in a rural farming community ...

Chuck Yeager - The Fastest Man Alive - PlaneHistoria -

His early life shaped the man who would go on to break the sound barrier and transform aviation history. From the gas fields of West Virginia to ...

Remember Chuck Yeager by Exploring the Plane He Flew to Break ...

Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the first test pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, died on Monday in Los Angeles, his wife Victoria announced on Twitter. He ...

On this day: Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier - ABC27

Chuck was thrown from his horse and broke two ribs. Knowing he'd be down-checked from the flight if word got out, Yeager went off base to get ...

Chuck Yeager - Marshall University

General Yeager made world history on October 14, 1947, when he became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. During his nine-year assignment as ...

Sometimes There's a Man - Remembering Chuck Yeager

Before the war's end, Yeager - barely into his 20s - would earn his wings and become an ace pilot by downing 5 (five) German aircraft in a ...

Chuck Yeager (Fighter and Test Pilot) - On This Day

Biography: Chuck Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and test pilot. He was the first pilot to exceed the speed of sound in level ...

Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Is Dead at 97

He commanded a fighter wing during the Vietnam War while holding the rank of colonel and flew 127 missions, mainly piloting Martin B-57 light ...

Chuck Yeager. Commemorated with My Portrait of a… - Tom Zimberoff

Yeager didn't fly that bird, but he pioneered the X-plane program and, with the X-1, became the first pilot — the first anything alive — to ...

Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 - Air Force Times

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the ...

First pilot to break the sound barrier

A fter test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first man to break the sound barrier, he confessed to the highly un-Yeager-like emotion of fear.

Today in History - January 5, 1949 - Chuck Yeager takes the Bell off ...

Today in History – January 5, 1949 – Chuck Yeager takes the Bell off the runway ... 5 January 1949 – Chuck Yeager in a Bell X-1 carried out the only conventional ...