Chuck Yeager

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aviator human military officer test pilot

Chuck Yeager was a pioneering American test pilot and U.S. Air Force officer best known for being the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.

Aliases (2)

Yeager ×2
Charles Elwood Yeager ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aviator → human → military officer → test pilot →
aircraftFlown	Bell X-1 →
aircraftNamedAfterSpouse	Glamorous Glennis →
altitudeOfRecordFlight	approximately 45,000 feet →
autobiography	Yeager: An Autobiography →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross → Legion of Merit → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Purple Heart → Silver Star →
coAuthor	Leo Janos →
conflict	Vietnam War → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1923-02-13 →
dateOfDeath	2020-12-07 →
ethnicGroup	American of European descent →
familyName	Yeager →
fullName	Charles Elwood Yeager →
givenName	Charles →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force → United States Army Air Forces →
militaryRank	brigadier general →
nickname	Chuck Yeager →
notableEvent	broke the sound barrier on 1947-10-14 →
notableFor	first supersonic flight in level flight →
numberOfAerialVictories	at least 11 →
occupation	fighter pilot → military officer → test pilot →
placeOfBirth	Myra, West Virginia, United States →
placeOfBurial	Arlington National Cemetery (planned/associated) →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
portrayedBy	Sam Shepard →
prisonerOfWarConflict	World War II →
recordSet	first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight →
serviceEnd	1975 →
serviceStart	1941 →
sexOrGender	male →
speedAchieved	Mach 1.06 →
spouse	Glennis Dickhouse Yeager → Victoria Scott D’Angelo →
subjectOf	The Right Stuff →
wasPrisonerOfWar	true →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chuck Yeager ("Yeager") → Glennis Dickhouse Yeager ("Yeager") →	familyName
Glennis Dickhouse Yeager → Victoria Scott D’Angelo →	spouse
Glamorous Glennis →	associatedPilot
Yeager: An Autobiography →	author
Myra, West Virginia →	birthplaceOf
Leo Janos →	collaboratedWith
The Right Stuff →	featuresCharacter
Yeager: An Autobiography →	focusesOnPerson
Chuck Yeager ("Charles Elwood Yeager") →	fullName
United States Air Force Test Pilot School →	hasAlumni
Myra, West Virginia →	hasNotablePerson
Rogers Commission investigation of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →	includesMember
Yeager: An Autobiography →	mainSubject
Glamorous Glennis →	namedBy
Chuck Yeager →	nickname
Harmon Trophy →	notableRecipient
Reaction Motors XLR11 →	pilotAssociated
Bell X-1 →	testPilot
Chuck →	usedAsGivenNameBy
Leo Janos →	workSubject