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  2. Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia

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    Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (/ ˈ j eɪ ɡ ər / YAY-gər, February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.

  3. Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 - AOL

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    The World War II fighter pilot ace, who became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947, has died. Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97 Skip to main content

  4. Portal:Aviation/Selected biography/9 - Wikipedia

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    Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13, 1923) is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. In 1947, he, at age 24, became the first pilot to travel faster than sound in level flight and ascent. His career began in World War II as a private in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

  5. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star is the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. [1] Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, two pre-production models saw limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II.

  6. U.S. Fighter Pilot Chuck Yeager Passes Away At 97 - AOL

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    U.S. fighter pilot Charles "Chuck" Yeager has passed away at 97. Yeager served in World War Two and in 1947, became the first person to break the sound barrier. After retiring from the military in ...

  7. Today in History: Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to ...

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