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Arboglyph by a youthful Chuck Yeager found near June Lake, CA (submitted by a fan). Gen. Yeager is pleased to see the tree is still healthy and thriving, and has planted many more trees (including two cottonwoods at his home at Edwards when he was a Colonel)


Photo's from the August 17, 2009, Edwards Air Show, where Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was the star of the show. He and Maj. Gen. Joe Engle opened the show with a pair of sonic booms from their F-16 aircraft flying high above the crowd at 30,000 ft. Air show officials put the one-day attendance at a whopping 225,000 people (plus another 50,000 who tried to enter the base but were turned away). That's 4 times the attendance of the last Edwards show (which was two days in duration).
Click here for the base article on the event.

Gen. Yeager after opening the air show with a sound barrier busting F-16 at 30,000 ft

Chuck & Victoria Yeager at the air show
Latest Articles about General Chuck Yeager
Shreveport Times
Famed test pilot and ace Chuck Yeager visits Ida for the dedication of a museum focusing on his unit, the 357th Fighter Group. Local resident Capt. Fletcher Adams, a World War II veteran who was also part of the unit, was honored...
The Charleston Gazette
Chuck Yeager: Setting the record straight on buzzing Charleston - Since there have been so many versions of my flying under the South Side Bridge I thought I would explain once and for all what really happened...
Daily Mail
Yeager: I buzzed the South Side Bridge - This is a good article on the above published interview.
West Virginia Executive, Volume 1, 2010
With his fabled 1/16 Cherokee Indian heritage and 20/7 eyesight, the six-year-old boy stealthily moved among the trees and then hid as he spied a gray squirrel gathering acorns, unaware of its predator. The boy carefully aimed with precision. Tonight their family would have protein for dinner. It was 1929...
Edwards Air Show, October 17, 2009
Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was the star of the show. He and Maj. Gen. Joe Engle opened the show with a pair of sonic booms from their F-16 aircraft flying high above the crowd at 30,000 ft. Air show officials put the one-day attendance at a whopping 200,000 people! That's about 4 times the attendance of the last Edwards show (which was two days in duration).
NPR Morning Edition, March 16, 2009
NPR's JJ Sutherland interviews Chuck Yeager for his article on the history of fighter pilots in the Air Force.
Click here for the MP3 audio (1MB).
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