WASHINGTON, D.C. — Famed pilot, West Virginia native Chuck Yeager, died three years ago Thursday and on the anniversary of his death members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation asked the U.S.

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 ...

Celebrate Jackie Cochran's 1961 world record flight! Discover how she flew a Northrop T-38 Talon 1,346 miles over a closed ...

A ribbon bar in the National Air and Space Museum’s collection offers a timeline of the famed aviator’s illustrious military career Reilly Tifft How do you begin to summarize Brigadier General Charles ...

The Bell X-1 rocket plane proved that man was capable of breaking the sound barrier. Chuck Yeager, a pilot who was already well known for his skill behind the flight stick of a P-51 Mustang during ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A celebration of the completion of the new blue and gold paint scheme on the Charles “Chuck” Yeager Bridge will take place on Friday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice ...

Other Facts: The first supersonic pilot , who has flown more than 200 different types of military aircraft. Trained many of the Gemini, Mercury and Apollo astronauts at the Air Force Aerospace ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the ...

To mark the 76th anniversary of Chuck Yeager’s sound barrier-breaking flight, a vintage fighter plane flew over the newly painted Charles Chuck Yeager Bridge in Charleston Friday afternoon. Gov. Jim ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senate Floor Senator Joe Manchin spoke on the Senate floor in honor of General Charles “Chuck” Yeager’s 90th birthday. What are some details of Chuck ...