Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot ever to break the sound barrier, has died. He was 97. The retired brigadier-general's wife, Victoria Yeager, confirmed the news of his death on Monday ...

Yeager Personified the Daring, Heroic Image of Early Test Pilots, Changed Aviation. Aviation legend Chuck Yeager has died at 97. Yeager is universally acknowledged as establishing the image of the jet ...

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 elusive ...

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 message posted to his Twitter account says, "Fr ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” ...

With his experimental aircraft, Chuck Yeager paved the way for the faster airplanes and supersonic military flights that have become routine. (Handout) After test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first ...

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 fly ...