Obituaries
Chuck Yeager, U.S. Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97
Dec. 7, 2020
For 18 seconds on Oct. 14, 1947, Yeager was supersonic — a feeling he later likened to “a poke through Jell-O.” The achievement made him an aeronautic legend.
World & Nation
Chuck Yeager goes supersonic 65 years after 1947 record
Oct. 14, 2012
California
It’s been 50 years since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier at Edwards Air Force Base, a milestone to be marked with a new stamp and a new name for Mojave Boulevard.
Oct. 7, 1997
Books
The writer and the general were at Grass Valley discussing three decades of books about Chuck Yeager.
Aug. 4, 1985
Famous test pilot Chuck Yeager joined eight other men Friday night as winners of the 1986 Horatio Alger Awards for turning adversity into triumph.
May 18, 1986
Sports
A daughter is ordered to pay the fighter ace almost $1 million in a dispute over his assets.
April 21, 2006
Archives
Retired Air Force brigadier general and pilot Chuck Yeager is feuding with his children over decidedly earthbound matters since taking a new, younger wife -- whom he cherishes and they distrust.
July 2, 2004
Travel & Experiences
Dapper in a blue Air Force cap and green flight jacket, the first man to break the sound barrier 47 years ago stood shyly in front of a gaggle of onlookers on a crowded runway here Saturday, talking about what it’s like to pilot an aircraft so fast you make the sky go boom.
Oct. 23, 1994
A forthcoming ruling may resolve a legal fight over his fortune that has left the aviator and his children estranged since his remarriage.
June 9, 2005