CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) -The Kanawha Airport in Charleston, now known as Yeager Airport, was dedicated on November 3, 1947.

(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 ...

(WSAZ) - On this date in 1947, Yeager Airport was dedicated in Charleston. It was called Kanawha Airport back then. The main terminal building wasn’t even finished for three more years. In 1985, it ...

The Problem That Grounded the Future By the late 1940s, American aviation had reached a limit literally. Fighter aircra ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound barrier as he flew the ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senate Floor Senator Joe Manchin spoke on the Senate floor in honor of General Charles “Chuck” Yeager’s 90th birthday. What are some details of Chuck ...

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, is facing a very different type of challenge _ this one in a California courtroom. A homeowners ...

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- GRASS VALLEY, Calif. Iam standing on the tarmac of a small airstrip in this Northern California town on a recent crisp morning, awaiting the arrival of Chuck Yeager. "General?" ...