Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and a subject of the book and film “The Right Stuff,” has died. He was 97. Yeager’s wife, Victoria Yeager, announced his death on Twitter ...

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly ...

Chuck Yeager, the famed World War II fighter pilot who was the first pilot to break the speed of sound, died on Monday at the age of 97, Yeager's wife Victoria Yeager said on his Twitter account.

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - October 14, 1947: U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound - also known as Mach 1. The experimental aircraft called the ...

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LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. — A worldwide name known in aviation and beyond, Chuck Yeager's roots can be traced back to Lincoln County, West Virginia. He was born in Myra, then moved to Hubball before being ...