Oct. 14, 1947: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier Yeager flew faster than the speed of sound in the experimental Bell XS-1 rocket plane. Obituaries Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier, dies at 97 "In an age of media-made heroes, he is the real deal." Retired Air Force Brig. A tweet posted on the former U.S. Air Force pilot's . Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who became the first person to fly faster than sound in 1947, has . West Virginia's native son was larger than life and an inspiration for generations of Americans. Authorities: Woman suspected of killing cyclist seen at New Jersey airport. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot to fly aircraft exceeding the speed of sound, has died at the age of 97. As Covid-19 swept the world, the killing of George Floyd galvanized a racial justice movement, and the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg upended the makeup of the Supreme Court. Hulton Archive/Getty Chuck Yeager. He was 97. Yeager's death is "a tremendous loss to our nation," NASA . WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, retired Air Force Brig. Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Chuck Yeager, the most famous test pilot of his generation who was the first to break the sound barrier, and, thanks to Tom Wolfe, came to personify the death-defying aviator who possessed the . Yeager never sought the spotlight, and was always a bit gruff. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager died, Dec. 7, 2020. 11:23ET 08-12-20. Gen. Charles Yeager talks to members of the media following a re-enactment flight commemorating his breaking of the sound . 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 . By Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk December 07, 2020 at 11:43 pm EST. He was 97. He was 97. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, being pushed by Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper, waves to the crowd after a ceremony honoring him at a 2018 air show at Yeager Airport. Brig. GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) Retired Air Force Brig. By CBS13 Staff December 7, 2020 at 10:08 pm. On Oct. 14, 1947, Yeager, then a 24-year-old captain, pushed an orange, bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane past 660 mph to break the sound barrier, at the time a daunting aviation milestone. BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Legendary pilot and West Virginia native General Chuck Yeager died Monday night at the age of 97. Yeager's death was announced on his official. Gen. Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot to fly aircraft exceeding the speed of sound, has died at the age of 97. Born in 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, the slow life of Lincoln County was. Chuck Yeager, a former U.S. Air Force officer who became the first pilot to break the speed of sound, died Monday. (CBS13/AP) Retired Air Force Brig. Coronavirus; Politics; Matter of Fact; . 11:23ET 08-12-20. While his most famous feat certainly transformed the aviation world, Chuck Yeager's life represents so much more. eager to get back to normal after two years of Covid . NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called his death "a tremendous loss . Obituary | Mechanic to hero Chuck Yeager died on December 7th The flying ace and first to break the sound barrier was 97 Dec 12th 2020 I F A FLOCK of grouse flew across his path when he was out. His wife, Victoria, announced the . Gen. Charles Yeager talks to members of the media following a re-enactment flight commemorating his breaking of the sound barrier 65 years earlier, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at age 97. In 1947 Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier;. "It is w/ profound sorrow, I . He was 97. 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 . Brig. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called his death "a tremendous loss. Yeager died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on his Twitter account. WASHINGTON: Chuck Yeager, the American flying legend who was the first to break the sound barrier, was venerated by the Pakistani military, but while his aerial feats were respected by many Indian . Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 . Yeager flew for more than 60 years, including piloting an X-15 to near . Retired Air Force Brig. . Summary: 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 person to. 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 . Sixty-five years later to the minute, on Oct. 14, 2012, Yeager commemorated the feat, flying in the back seat of an F-15 Eagle as it broke the sound barrier at more than 30,000 feet (9,144 meters . Gen. Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot to fly aircraft exceeding the speed of sound, has died at the age of 97. ( Reuters: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports) Chuck Yeager, the steely Right Stuff test pilot who took aviation to the doorstep of space by . The retired brigadier-general's wife, Victoria Yeager, confirmed the news of his death on . Chuck Yeager, fighter ace, test pilot, breaker of the sound barrier and coolest of the cool, was the man even astronauts looked up to. Yeager was born in Myra, West Virginia, on Feb. 13, 1923, to Albert Hal Yeager and Susie Mae (Sizemore) Yeager. . With the U.S. Air Force's 75th Birthday approaching next year, we look back at the legacy of the first person to break the sound barrier at a time when the Air Force . Retired Air Force Brig. By Pete Muntean, Hollie . 1:14 Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and one of the U.S. Air Force's most decorated test pilots, died Monday. U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as "the fastest man alive," has died at the age of 97. . Yeager died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on his Twitter account. Yeager's death is "a tremendous loss . Chuck Yeager. 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, has died at the age of 97. Yeager broke the sound barrier when he tested the X-1 in October 1947, although the feat was not announced to the public until 1948. Yeager's most notable achievement was piloting the X-1 experimental rocket plane, in which he became the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947, shortly after the founding of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service. Chuck Yeager during a press conference at Edwards Air Force Base during the 50th anniversary celebration of his October 14, 1947 Bell X-1 flight, in which he became the first man to break the . Matthew McConaughey gets emotional sharing heartbreaking story of 9-year-old Uvalde victim CNN US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as "the fastest man alive," has died at the. One reason might be that Ms. Yeager, who in 2004 was sued by three of the test pilot's children from his first marriage for financial elder abuse, still collects royalties for the book. He was 97. In a tweet, Victoria Yeager. COVID-19 Map. . News 12 AM. On Oct. 14, 1947, Yeager, then a 24-year-old captain, pushed an orange, bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane past 660 mph to break the sound barrier, at the time a daunting aviation milestone . Another . Longtime U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager made history in 1947 as the first person to break the sound barrier in flight. Chuck Yeager, the most famous test pilot of his generation, who was the first to break the sound barrier and, thanks to Tom Wolfe, came to personify the death-defying aviator who possessed the . He was 97 . Yeager took the X-1 up to an altitude of 40,000 feet and accelerated to a speed of 662 miles per hour, well past the sound barrier at that height. Airman Magazine. GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) Retired Air Force Brig. The space and aviation community worldwide mourned the death of Chuck Yeager at the age of 97 on Monday (Dec. 7). Just over a year ago, December 7, 2020, an aviation icon, U.S. Air Force Brig. Yeager was married to Glennis Yeager from 1945 until her death from . Gen. Charles "Chuck' Yeager, passed away. 8 December 2020 Watch Chuck Yeager's historic flight in 1947 US test pilot Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier, has died aged 97, his wife says. Yeager rocketed into history by breaking the sound barrier in the experimental Bell X-1 research aircraft in 1947, helping to pave the way for the US . Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Is Dead at 97 A World War II fighter ace and Air Force general, he was, according to Tom Wolfe, "the most righteous of all the possessors of. Sixty-five years later to the minute, on Oct. 14, 2012, Yeager commemorated the feat, flying in the back seat of an F-15 Eagle as it broke the sound barrier at more than 30,000 feet (9,144 meters . He was 97. Yeager's death is "a tremendous loss to our nation," NASA Administrator Jim . Yeager pictured in . GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) Retired Air Force Brig. Chuck Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace who became the first person to fly faster than sound, died Monday at age 97. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glinnis" in October 1947, poses next to a minature of the plane used in the film "The Right Stuff," at a . 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 . He is best remembered for being the U.S. Air Force pilot who first broke the sound. Yeager died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on his Twitter . TV Listings. Chuck Yeager, who has died aged 97, stands alongside the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindbergh in the history of American aviation. 'My face was on fire': Incredible video emerges of test pilot Chuck Yeager ejecting from space modified fighter jet after losing control at 100,000ft as the 96-year-old talks about the bid to beat . Retired Brig. Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) December 8, 2020 "In an age of media-made heroes, he is the real deal," Edwards Air Force Base historian Jim Young said in August 2006 at the unveiling of a . Then-Col. Charles "Chuck" Yeager in New York City, New York, Oct. 18, 1962. who announced Yeager's death on December 7 on his Twitter page. Chuck Yeager threw up the first time he went in a plane. Submit Photos and Videos . A tweet posted on the former U.S. Air Force pilot's official Twitter account and attributed to his wife, Victoria Yeager, confirmed the World War II ace died just before . Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot ever to break the sound barrier, has died. Sixty-five years later to the minute, on Oct. 14, 2012, Yeager commemorated the feat, flying in the back seat of an F-15 Eagle as it broke the sound barrier at more than 30,000 feet (9,144 meters . Chuck Yeager, the historic test pilot portrayed in the movie " The Right Stuff ," is dead at the age of 97, according to a tweet posted on his account late Monday. On Oct. 14, 1947, Yeager, then a 24-year-old captain, pushed an orange, bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane past 660 mph to break the sound barrier, at the time a daunting aviation milestone . FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, retired Air Force Brig. She did not specify the cause of his death. He was 97. Gen. Charles Yeager talks to members of . Gen. Charles Yeager talks to members of the media following a re-enactment flight commemorating his breaking of the . 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 person to fly faster than sound, has died. 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 . He was 97. Yeager died Monday, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement, calling the death "a tremendous loss to our nation." "Gen. Yeager's pioneering and innovative spirit advanced. Chuck Yeager, a former U.S. Air Force officer who became the first pilot to break the speed of sound, died Monday. I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. Chuck Yeager, the historic test pilot portrayed in the movie " The Right Stuff ," is dead at the age of 97, according to a tweet posted on his account late Monday. GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) Retired Air Force Brig. US test pilot Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier, has died aged 97, according to his wife Victoria Yeager who tweeted, "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9 pm ET. FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, retired Air Force Brig. Dec 8, 2020. Published Dec. 13, 2021. Victoria Yeager, confirmed the news of his death on Monday through the former World War II pilot's . Updated: Dec 8, 2020 7:20 AM CDT. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he . He was 97. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, a military test pilot who was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound and live to tell about it, died Dec. 7 in Los Angeles. Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator, called Yeager's death "a tremendous loss to our nation." His wife, Victoria,. 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 person to fly faster than sound, has died. One of the world's most famous aviators has died: Chuck Yeager best known as the first to break the sound barrier died at the age of 97. A tweet posted on the former U.S. Air Force pilot's . Renowned test pilot Chuck Yeager dies. By Andrew Breese. 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 person to fly faster than sound, has died. (CNN) US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as "the fastest man alive," has died at the age of 97 . Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement following the death of Brigadier General Chuck Yeager: "Most people know Chuck Yeager as the pilot who broke the sound barrier. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, a military test pilot who was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound and live to tell about it, died Dec. 7. "General Chuck Yeager was an American hero. Key points: Yeager broke the speed of sound when he was just 24 years old in 1947 COVID-19 Map. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) . Yeager was raised in Hamlin, West . "It is w/ profound sorrow, I . Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 He was "the most righteous of all those with the right stuff," said Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center . Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager ( / jer / YAY-gr, February 13, 1923 - December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. A cause of death has not yet been released. He was 97. Brig. Chuck Yeager, pictured in 1997 celebrating the 50th anniversary of his breaking the sound barrier, has died at the age of 97, his wife Victoria announced on Monday night. He was 97. Sixty-five years later to the minute, on Oct. 14, 2012, Yeager commemorated the feat, flying in the back seat of an F-15 Eagle as it broke the sound barrier at more than 30,000 feet (9,144 meters . Road Conditions . He bravely served our nation as a pilot for more than 30 years in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and Vietnam.