CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A P-51 World War II vintage fighter plane soared above the twin spans of the Chuck Yeager Bridge over the Kanawha River Friday afternoon. The flight made several passes as on the ...

BIRTHDAY FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST NORTHERN CALIFORNIANS. THERE WERE A CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING ONE THIS MORNING. HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO FLY FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND, BACK IN ...

The term "legend" suffers from overuse, but how else to describe Chuck Yeager? The retired Air Force brigadier general, who died Monday at age 97, had a permanent eye twinkle and crinkly grin, coupled ...

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Dec. 8 (UPI) --Famed U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, who became the first person in history to break the sound barrier, has died at age 97. Yeager's wife, Victoria, announced his ...

The first man to break the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager died on Monday in California at the age of 97. John Yang has the story. Chuck Yeager soared into aviation history in 1947, the first person to ...

Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and retired Air Force brigadier general who broke the sound barrier in 1947, has died By Jared Keller Published Dec 8, 2020 3:52 AM EST Chuck Yeager, the legendary ...

If you cruised on Interstate 80 near Madison Avenue in Sacramento back in the early 2000s, you might remember seeing a World War II fighter plane perched by the former Holiday Inn. Now a Wyndham hotel ...