GENERAL Chuck Yeager, the US Air Force pilot who was the first to fly faster than the speed of sound, was honored at a memorial service on Friday.
With over 30 years of service, the native West Virginia pilot became best known for being the first to “break the sound barrier” in 1947.
General Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to break the sound barrier C-SpanVice President Mike Pence spoke at Yeager’s memorial service on Friday[/caption]Yeager’s death was first announced on December 7.