Chuck Yeager

Trainning

Sep 1, 1941

18 year-old Chuck Yeager enlisted in the Army Air Corps in September 1941

Combat Mission

Mar 5, 1944

Yeager entered combat in February 1944 and claimed one Me 109 before being shot down on his eighth combat mission on 5 March

Promoted

Jan 15, 1945

He waspromoted to captain during his tour in the European theater and when he completed his final flight on 15 January 1945

Speed of Sound

Jun 1, 1948

Chuck Yeager finnaly broke the speed of sound in the X-1

Championships

Feb 1, 1955

Yeager was choosen to lead the wings team Yeager typically won top individual honors in these events and ultimately led the team to victories in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe championships in 1955 and 1956

Command

May 10, 1957

Yeager returned to California’s high desert when he took over command of the 1st Fighter Day Squadron at George AFB in 1957

Trans-Atlantic

Jul 13, 1958

In 1958 Yeager planned and led the first flawless trans-Atlantic deployment of a jet fighter TAC history

USAF pilot

Dec 3, 1963

NASA’s requested on 3 December 1963 yeager became the first USAF pilot

Tactical Fighter

Mar 12, 1968

In March 1968, he took over command of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing while it was deployed to Kunsan AB, Korea, in response to the Pueblo crisis

Secenteenth Air Force

Jul 17, 1969

In July 1969, Brigadier General Yeager returned to Europe as vice commander of the Seventeenth Air Force