US test pilot Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier, has died aged 97, his wife says. In a tweet, Victoria Yeager wrote: "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life ...
2020 Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and retired Air Force brigadier general who broke the sound barrier in 1947, has died. He was 97 years old. Yeager’s wife Victoria announced his death on ...