- Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia
Yeager has been referenced several times in the shared Star Trek universe, including having a namesake fictional type of starship, a dangerous starship formation -maneuver named after him called the "Yeager Loop" (most notably mentioned in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The First Duty"), and appearing in archival footage within the
- 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
- BIOGRAPHY - CHUCKYEAGER. ORG
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
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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 dogfights over Nazi Europe How after being shot over occupied France, Yeager somehow managed to escape
- 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
- Record-Breaking Chuck Yeager, a Pilot with the Right Stuff
Brig Gen Charles “Chuck” Yeager was a famed test pilot, World War II ace, and the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound
- Chuck Yeager Bio: Age, Cause of Death, Wife, Children, Net Worth . . .
Yeager flew 127 combat missions in a B-57 Canberra bomber during the Vietnam War Promoted to brigadier general, he retired from active duty in 1975 but remained deeply involved in aviation as an advisor and air show pilot
- Chuck Yeager, Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97
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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