Vice President Mike Pence said he will escort Victoria Yeager, the widow of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, along with his remains, to his funeral in West Virginia on Friday. Pence, himself ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Friends, family, dignitaries and the community joined together at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center Friday to honor one of the most famous test pilots of his ...

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 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 ...

(Reuters) - Chuck Yeager, the steely "Right Stuff" test pilot who took aviation to the doorstep of space by becoming the first person to break the sound barrier more than 70 years ago, died on Monday ...

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 ...

ABILENE, Texas — A pioneer in aviation died this week, and here's a look back at a visit he made to Abilene. It's a photograph of Charles "Chuck" Yeager visiting Dyess Air Force Base back in July of ...

HAMLIN, W.Va. — An American Legion post in Lincoln County has been renamed in honor of Chuck Yeager, the late U.S. Air Force pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier. American ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A public celebration has been scheduled for the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager in West Virginia. The ceremony is set for noon on Jan. 15 at the Charleston Coliseum and ...

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 ...

Even though he was 20 years older, I grew up with Chuck Yeager. That's because I'm from West Virginia, and students there hear about him as soon as they're old enough to understand how important he ...