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.

  • Teitl: Chuck Yeager
  • Poblogrwydd: 0.629
  • Yn adnabyddus Am: Acting
  • Pen-blwydd: 1923-02-13
  • Man Geni: Myra, West Virginia, USA
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  • Hefyd yn hysbys fel: Charles Yeager, Charles Elwood Yeager
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Chuck Yeager Ffilmiau

  • 1995
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    Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster Farther

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

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

    The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1947
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    Breaking the Sound Barrier

    Breaking the Sound Barrier

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Right Stuff

    The Right Stuff

    7.4 1983 HD

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  • 1986
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    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    6.7 1986 HD

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  • 1980
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    Smokey and the Bandit II

    Smokey and the Bandit II

    5.5 1980 HD

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  • 1951
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    Goodyear Television Playhouse

    Goodyear Television Playhouse

    4.7 1951 HD

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  • 1985
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    Spaceflight

    Spaceflight

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1983
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1979
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    CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

    6.2 1979 HD

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