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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Famed pilot, West Virginia native Chuck Yeager, died three years ago Thursday and on the anniversary of his death members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation asked the U.S.

A campaign is underway to honor aviation pioneer Chuck Yeager by featuring his likeness on a U.S. postage stamp. The initiative is led by Allen Holder and Yeager's wife, Victoria, and encourages ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 20—Last week on Oct. 14, an aviation milestone marked its 74th anniversary. On that very day in 1947, a young man and West ...

Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a memorial service Friday for the late Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, in Charleston. The service was the first public event for the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Hal Yeager Jr., Chuck Yeager’s brother, spoke to WSAZ following the Celebration of Life honoring Chuck. Chuck Yeager passed away in December at 97 years old. He was the ...

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 died on Dec. 7. He was 97 years old. Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier, and regarded as the greatest test pilot of all time. TPR's Jerry Clayton talked about ...

In 2006, Edwards Air Force Base unveiled a statue of ace airman Chuck Yeager, and the base’s historian, Jim Young, had just one thing to say about the man who, at the time of his death last week, had ...

The article reviews "101 Chuck Yeager-isms," a new book that distills the legendary test pilot's high-stakes aviation experiences into clever, practical analogies. The book is praised for its concise, ...

Winston Churchill used to advise young people to read “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations,” the oft-updated compilation of brief quotes from just about anyone who said something memorable. Of course, ...