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 ...

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 was best known for being the first pilot to break the sound barrier, a feat he accomplished in 1947 at the age of 24. He is considered to be one of the greatest pilots of all time.

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On October 14, 1947, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a four-engine Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber, piloted by Major ...

The time period is the late 1940s/early 1950s. In order, the clips show: Test pilot Chuck Yeager checking the vehicles controls and the control surfaces moving; ground firing of the X-1 rocket ...

Sound barrier-breaking fighter ace Chuck Yeager, who has died aged 97, epitomised a very different era of test pilots. Going faster than the speed of sound can create some exciting effects – and ...

Famed U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, who became the first person in history to break the sound barrier, has died at age 97. Entertainment News // 5 years ago Moon landing at ...