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Birth name | Charles Elwood Yeager |
Nickname | "Chuck" |
Born | Myra, West Virginia, U.S. | February 13, 1923
Died | December 7, 2020 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 97)
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Years of service | 1941–1975 |
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Relations | Steve Yeager (cousin) |
Other work | Flight instructor and test pilot |
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http://www.chuckyeager.com/ |
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a major general of the United States Air Force. He was the first person to break the sound barrier.[1] This was accomplished on 14 October 1947 in a Bell X-1 aircraft. Yeager also served in World War II.[2]
Yeager turned 97 on February 13, 2020. He died on December 7, 2020 at a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 97.[3]