(WSAZ) - On this date in 1947, Yeager Airport was dedicated in Charleston. It was called Kanawha Airport back then. The main terminal building wasn’t even finished for three more years. In 1985, it ...
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Man Who Became an Ace in a Single Day
This video tells the story of Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot who not only broke the sound barrier but also distinguished himself as a World War II ace. Flying his P-51 Mustang Glamorous Glenn, ...
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Oct. 14, 1947: Flying faster than sound
When Glamorous Glennis, an experimental Bell X-1 aircraft built to mimic the shape of a .50 caliber bullet, shot to 700 mph (1,127 km/h) with Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager inside, it paved the way ...
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