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Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager

Retired Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923 - December 7, 2020) was a former United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager shot down at least 11 enemy aircraft, mostly flying a P-51 Mustang, on the Western Front during WWII. After the war, he went on to become a test pilot during a time of major investment and rapid technological development of aircraft in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Flying the Bell X-1, a small experimental rocket-powered aircraft, Yeager became the first human to officially break the sound barrier (exceeding Mach 1), on October 14, 1947. He continued to test pilot a variety of aircraft and set many subsequent aviation records.

Personal information

Birthday

1923-02-13

Birth Place

Myra, West Virginia, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster Farther

Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster Farther

1995

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Movie
Breaking the Sound Barrier

Breaking the Sound Barrier

1947

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Movie
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

1986

6.7

Movie
poster

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979

6.2

TV
poster

Goodyear Television Playhouse

1951

4.7

TV
Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

5.5

Movie
poster

Spaceflight

1985

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TV
The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

2003

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Movie
The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

1983

7.4

Movie
poster

This Is Your Life

1983

0.0

TV