- Born
- February 13, 1923
- Died
- December 7, 2020 (aged 97)
- Known as
- military aviator, test pilot, fighter pilot, military officer, airman
Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
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