Chuck Yeager
Birthday
1923/02/13
Day of death
2020/12/07 (97 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Myra, West Virginia, USA
Also know as
Charles Yeager, Charles Elwood Yeager
Biography
Retired Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923 - December 7, 2020) was a former United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. Yeager shot down at least 11 enemy aircraft, mostly flying a P-51 Mustang, on the Western Front during WWII. After the war, he went on to become a test pilot during a time of major investment and rapid technological...Read more
Acting
(1995) Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster Farther
as Self
(2003) The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'
as Self
(1947) Breaking the Sound Barrier
as Self
(1983) The Right Stuff
as Fred
(1986) Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
as Self
(1980) Smokey and the Bandit II
as Party Guest
(1951) Goodyear Television Playhouse
as ---
(1985) Spaceflight
as ---
(1983) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self (archive footage)