Designed in 1962 and first flown in 1963, NASA's M2-F1 "lifting body" aircraft stands out not only due to its unconventional design but also for its significant contributions to a ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Festivities surrounding the late great Chuck Yeager’s famous flight that broke the sound barrier started Friday morning with the rededication of the Chuck Yeager Bridge ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Charles E. (Chuck) Yeager (1923-2020) joined the U.S. Army ...

Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and retired Air Force brigadier general who broke the sound barrier in 1947, has died By Jared Keller Updated on Dec 8, 2020 Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and ...

Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, has died. He was 97. "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET," his ...

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A segment from a U.S. Air Force film follows a single flight by then-Major Charles Chuck Yeager. Before Yeager and Air Force test pilots Albert Boyd and H.E. Tom Collins put the MiG-15 through its ...

In 1947, Chuck Yeager was a Captain with the United States Air Force assigned as a test pilot to the X-1 program. On October 14, 1947, he became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.