Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager
Birth nameCharles Elwood Yeager
Nickname(s)"Chuck"
Born(1923-02-13)February 13, 1923
Myra, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 2020(2020-12-07) (aged 97)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army Air Forces
 United States Air Force
Years of service1941–1975
Rank Brigadier general
Battles / wars
Awards
Spouse(s)
  • Glennis Dickhouse
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    (m. 1945; died 1990)​
  • Victoria Scott D'Angelo
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    (after 2003)​
Children4
RelationsSteve Yeager (cousin)
Other workFlight instructor and test pilot
Signature
Websitehttp://www.chuckyeager.com/

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a brigadier general of the United States Air Force. He was the first person to break the sound barrier. This was accomplished on 14 October 1947 in a Bell X-1 aircraft. Yeager also served in World War II.

Yeager turned 97 on February 13, 2020. He died on December 7, 2020 at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 97.

References

  1. ↑ "History of Chuck Yeager". The Chuck Yeager Foundation. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Chuck Yeager". centennialofflight.gov. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Steelhorst, Mary (May 2003). "Chuck Yeager". Popular Mechanics. 180: 72. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Muntean, Pete; Silverman, Hollie (December 7, 2020). "Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke the sound barrier, dies at 97". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2020.