Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager : biography 13 February 1923 - Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager ( born February 13, 1923) is a retired brigadier general...

Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager : biography 13 February 1923 - number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon|width=60}} Air Force Distinguished Service Medal number=1|type=oak|name=Silver...

Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager : biography 13 February 1923 - Yeager went on to break many other speed and altitude records. With the success of Operation...

Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager : biography 13 February 1923 - Yeager demonstrated outstanding flying skills and combat leadership. He became the first pilot in his group...

Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager : biography 13 February 1923 - Additionally, Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, is named after Yeager. The Interstate 64/Interstate 77 bridge...

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers : biography August 17, 1929 - August 1, 1977 Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an...

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers : biography August 17, 1929 - August 1, 1977 On February 10, 1962, Powers was exchanged, along with American student Frederic Pryor,...

Roland Garros (aviator)

Roland Garros (aviator) : biography 6 October 1888 - 5 October 1918 Roland Garros ( 6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was...

Elliot See

Elliot See : biography July 23, 1927 - February 28, 1966 Elliot McKay See, Jr. (July 23, 1927 February 28, 1966), was an...

Joseph Kittinger

Joseph Kittinger : biography 27 July 1928 - Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II (born July 27, 1928 in Tampa, Florida, United States)...