Chuck Yager

General Chuck Yager and Leo Janos: Yager - The personal story of the greatest test pilot of all General Chuck Yager was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. He was also the World War II fighting ace who shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang... Chuck Yager is the Right Stuff. He first joined the Air Force at eighteen, fresh from the school - and by twenty-two had risen through the ranks on the wings of his heroic exploits dogfighting over the flak-filled skies of Europe. But it was after 14 October 1947 that Yager captured worldwide recognition as the first test pilot to smash the sound barrier - flying the super-secret Bell X-1 despite cracked ribs from a riding accident. That was truly the Golden Age of Aviation, the exciting leap into the supersonic era - the daredevil, death-defying days of the true winged heroes. And Chuck Yager was there everystep of the way - fighting and winning. Yager, C. 1986. Yager. London, UK: Arrow Books Ltd. ISBN 0-09-947040-3 Webmaster's Notes:   More Information: Tom Wolfe: The Right Stuff General Chuck Yeager Biography (www.achievement.org) Barbara Hunter Schultz: Pancho - The Biography of Florence Lowe Barnes For more General Chuck Yager info visit the ChuckYager.com website Home Latest Topic | Air Warfare | Conferences/Air Shows | Fighter Tactics | Fighter Aircraft | Missiles | Fighter Aviation Topic | Fighter History | Warbirds | Magazines | Current News | Links | Physiology | Photo Gallery | Bibliography | SIIVET - Wings | What's New J Lindberg. Copyright © 1997-2004 Fighter Tactics Academy. All rights reserved. Revised: January 05, 2004.