Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The term "legend" suffers from overuse, but how else to describe Chuck Yeager? The retired Air Force brigadier general, who died ...

Chuck Yeager, a World War II fighter ace who was the first human to travel faster than sound and whose gutsy test pilot exploits were immortalized in the bestselling book “The Right Stuff,” died ...

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 ...

The article reviews "101 Chuck Yeager-isms," a new book compiling quotes from legendary combat and test pilot Chuck Yeager. The book translates Yeager's high-stakes aviation experiences into practical ...

Frank Borman did not expect to hear a congratulations from Chuck Yeager one day in 1962—and that’s just as well because he didn’t get one. It wasn’t a surprise that Yeager wouldn’t extend much ...

America has lost one of its great daredevils of the sky. Chuck Yeager, the Air Force test pilot who made history by being the first person to break the sound barrier, died on Monday evening. He was 97 ...

Legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager—the first man to break the sound barrier and live to tell the tale—died on Monday in Los Angeles. The retired Air Force brigadier general was 97. On October 14, 1947, ...

In history there are people whose legacy becomes larger than life. Ask anyone who built and flew the first airplane, and you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t at least aware of the ...

General Chuck Yeager is perhaps the greatest pilot in the world. He's now retired from military and research flying, but when you talk to him, you know he hasn't lost his passion for any of it. He ...

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 ...

The greatest pilot of the greatest generation has passed. Seventy-nine years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, famed test pilot, World War II ace, and the first person to fly faster than ...

A campaign is underway to honor legendary aviator Chuck Yeager by featuring his likeness on a U.S. postage stamp. The grassroots effort, led by individuals including Yeager's wife Victoria, encourages ...