Chuck Yeager standing next to the Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis” that the test pilot broke the sound barrier in on Oct. 14, 1947. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE Chuck Yeager standing next to the ...

The legendary aviator, who died Dec. 7, served as a fighter pilot in World War II. Later, as a test pilot, he was the first person to fly faster... Remembering Chuck Yeager, Pilot Who Broke The Sound ...

Back in 1947, there were a lot of firsts: The average (median) income was $3,000, the Polaroid Corporation introduced its very first instant-developing camera, an unidentified flying object crashed in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Famed pilot, West Virginia native Chuck Yeager, died three years ago Thursday and on the anniversary of his death members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation asked the U.S.

The Bell X-1 rocket plane proved that man was capable of breaking the sound barrier. Chuck Yeager, a pilot who was already well known for his skill behind the flight stick of a P-51 Mustang during ...

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- GRASS VALLEY, Calif. Iam standing on the tarmac of a small airstrip in this Northern California town on a recent crisp morning, awaiting the arrival of Chuck Yeager. "General?" ...

(Reuters) - Chuck Yeager, the steely "Right Stuff" test pilot who took aviation to the doorstep of space by becoming the first person to break the sound barrier more than 70 years ago, died on Monday ...

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 ...

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Organizers are planning for yet another day to honor a West Virginia native most notable for being a record-setting test pilot — becoming the first in history to break the speed of ...

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