Background
Yeager, Charles Elwood was born on February 13, 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, United States. Son of Albert Hal and Susie May (Sizemore) Yeager.
(On October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane, Ch...)
On October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane, Chuck Yeager burst through the mythical sound barrier at mach 1.0, to become the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager's epic flight was the culmination of hours of work and flying time by a group of dedicated aviation pioneers, and it marked the beginning of flight testing as we know it. Who were these men? What were the aeronautical hurdles they cleared to usher in the space age and manned space flight? In the quest for Mach One, members of the Mach One team come together to chronicle the entire X-1 programme. They are Chuck Yeager, test pilot; Bob Cardenas, mother ship pilot; Bob Hoover, backup and chase pilot; and Jack Russell, Yeager's X-1 crew chief. Theirs is a saga of camaraderie, technical brilliance and heroism.
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Yeager, Charles Elwood was born on February 13, 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, United States. Son of Albert Hal and Susie May (Sizemore) Yeager.
Graduate, Air Command and staff schedul, 1952; Graduate, Air War College, 1961; Doctor of Science (honorary), West Virginia University, 1948; Doctor of Science (honorary), Marshall U., Huntington, West Virginia, 1969; D in Aero. Science, Salem College, West Virginia, 1975.
Enlisted in, United States Army Air Force, 1941; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Air Force, 1969; fighter pilot, European Theatre of Operations, United States Air Force, 1943-1946; experimental flight test pilot, United States Air Force, 1945-1954; various command assignments, United States Air Force, United States, Germany, France and Spain, 1954-1962; commander, 405th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, 1968-1969; vice commander, 17th Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Federal Republic Germany, 1969-1971; United States defense representative to Pakistan, 1971-1973; special assistant to commander, Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, Norton Air Force Base, California, 1973; director aerospace safety, Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, Norton Air Force Base, California, 1973-1975; retired, 1975.
(On October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane, Ch...)
Married Gennis Faye Dickhouse, February 26, 1945. Children: Sharon Yeager Flick, Susan F., Donald C., Michael D.