[DOC] [TLE] Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia [PAR] Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a former United States Air Force officer and 
record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have 
exceeded the speed of sound in ... Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager ... 
Although Scott Crossfield was the first to fly faster than Mach 2 in 1953, Yeager 
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of sound. Yeager, born in Myra, West Virginia, in 1923, was a combat fighter 
during ... He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1975 with the rank of brigadier 
general. [DOC] [TLE] Breaking the Sound Barrier | The Greatest Moments in Flight [PAR] Jul 23, 2012 ... In 1947, pilot Chuck Yeager flew faster than the speed of sound, and ... the most 
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Yeager's first test launch of the Glamorous Glennis took place on Aug. ... After 34 
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March 01,1975 ... when he became the first man to fly faster than the speed of 
sound, During his ... an honorary doctor of science degree from West Virginia 
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was always cool, back then and now. ... was it like to break the sound barrier, his 
reply is simple: "Just flying a plane. ... Godspeed, General. [DOC] [TLE] Biography of Chuck Yeager - West Virginia Wesleyan College [PAR] Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager was born in Myra, West Virginia, 
February ... Yeager graduated from Hamlin High School in 1941 and then joined 
the Army Air Corps. His first military assignment was as an aircraft mechanic 
before he was ... at speeds up to eight-tenths of the speed of sound and plans 
were now... [DOC] [TLE] General Chuck Yeager | The Official Website [PAR] Fan site includes photos, video, interactive exhibits and a complete biography, 
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general in the ... WV HISTORY: OUTSTANDING WEST VIRGINIANS, 1969, from 
DON ... Yeager became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level 
flight... [DOC] [TLE] Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager - 456th F.I.S. [PAR] Retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager gained fame as 
the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. ... 7, 1941, the United States 
entered World War II and General Yeager was transferred to Victorville Air Base (
now .... Boyd invited Yeager to become a test pilot, and the West Virginian 
accepted... [DOC] [TLE] The Chuck Yeager - Page - 456th F.I.S. [PAR] Retired Air Force Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager gained fame as 
the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. This historic flight in the rocket 
powered Bell X-1 aircraft took

Question: Now a retired brig. gen., this West Virginian was 1st to fly faster than speed of sound
Answer: Chuck Yeager