Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager ... deep in an Appalachian hollow about 40 miles southwest of Charleston. The family later moved to Hamlin, the county seat. His father was an oil and gas driller ...
US test pilot Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier, has died aged 97, his wife says. In a tweet, Victoria Yeager wrote: "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the ...