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 …

Dec 3, 2025 · Chuck Yeager, American test pilot and U.S. Air Force officer who was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in flight. He also established a world speed record of 1,650 miles (2,660 …

Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager was best known as the first man to break the sound barrier, but during World War II Yeager was a decorated fighter ace.

Apr 2, 2014 · Longtime U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager made history in 1947 as the first person to break the sound barrier in flight.

Brigadier General Chuck Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot best known for exceeding the speed of sound in level flight.

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,” …

Charles Elwood Yeager, widely known as Chuck Yeager, was born on February 13, 1923, in Myra, West Virginia. Raised in a rural area, Yeager grew up in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, where his …

Dec 7, 2020 · The bestselling book and hit movie The Right Stuff, and his own bestselling autobiography, Yeager, brought him international fame, but his courage and resourcefulness had …

Sep 1, 1986 · Now Chuck Yeager tells his whole incredible life story with the same "wide-open, full throttle" approach that has marked his astonishing career. What it was really like enaging in do-or-die …

Nov 22, 2025 · Chuck Yeager makes history as the first person to fly faster than sound in level flight. But his career and influence extend far beyond this one historic moment. A look at the life of a man who …