CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This weekend will mark the celebration of the 76th anniversary of West Virginia native Chuck Yeager’s famous flight over the desert in California when he became the first human to ...

Last Dec. 7, the greatest aviator in American history ascended into the heavens. On Friday, joined by my family on Air Force Two, it will be my honor to accompany the widow and earthly remains of ...

Editor’s note: This story first published in December 2020 is being republished today in recognition of the 75th anniversary of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947. When legendary ...

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Organizers are planning for yet another day to honor a West Virginia native most notable for being a record-setting test pilot — becoming the first in history to break the speed of ...

Legendary American aviator Chuck Yeager, who played the starring role in a trio of Electronic Arts flight sims in the late '80s and early '90s, has died. Yeager's death at the age of 97 was announced ...

CHARLESTON — A display of artifacts, mementos and photographs chronicling Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager’s historic supersonic flight and his years as a test pilot opened Monday at the Charleston ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chuck Yeager, the man who made aviation history, came to southern Indiana in 1993 for a brand-new air show. He died at the age of 97. Yeager grew up in West Virginia and became the ...

Charles "Chuck" Yeager, a renowned test pilot, passed away on December 7th. Yeager achieved supersonic flight in the Bell X-1 aircraft in 1947, breaking the sound barrier. His accomplishments were ...

U.S. Air Force Captain Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in this airplane, the Bell X-1, on October 14, 1947. The aircraft is currently housed at ...

Chuck Yeager during a press conference at Edwards Air Force Base during the 50th anniversary celebration of his October 14, 1947 Bell X-1 flight, in which he became the first man to break the sound ...