Victoria Yeager
“Flier Bags 5 Nazi Planes” – Oct 18, 1944
“FLIER BAGS 5 NAZI PLANES TO VINDICATE IKE’S RULING” A ruling by Gen. Eisenhower last July cancelling the orders which would have returned 1/Lt. Charles E. Yeager, Mustang pilot from Hamlin, W. Va., to the U.S. after being shot down and wounded in enemy territory and getting back to England proved to be bad news…
Yeager’s signature inside the cockpit of the Bell X-1
U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager’s signature inside the cockpit of the Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis.” The signature is dated the same day as his record-breaking flight of October 14, 1947 when the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager flew the X-1 to a speed…
TIME magazine featuring Chuck Yeager on the cover
April 19, 1949 issue of TIME magazine featuring Chuck Yeager on the cover.
Together Again Forever
CELEBRATED TEST PILOT CHUCK YEAGER HAD A LONG AND EVENTFUL LIFE – MOST NOTABLY BECOMING THE FIRST PILOT TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER. AND HE DID IT IN A PLANE NAMED AFTER HIS FIRST WIFE – “GLAMOROUS GLENNIS” DICKHOUSE. Who was Chuck Yeager’s first wife Glennis Dickhouse? Glennis Dickhouse was pilot Chuck Yeager’s wife of…
Uganda Trip April 2025
Victoria just returned from Uganda where she was teaching aviation to Batwa tribe kids aged 3-17 and teachers. Gleim Aviation & WozEd donated foam airplanes. Victoria was also visiting the hospital built by Americans and the refugee camp from the war in the Congo. Setting up email “penpals” with American kids. For more information to donate…
Model Aviation Feature
On Saturday, September 28, AMA Marketing Director Mark Benson, District III Vice President(VP) Randy Adams, Associate Vice President (AVP) Mark Radcliff , and District III members Bryan Poling, Mike Eden, Roy Grimm, and Derek King attended the Chuck Yeager Aviation Day at the Jackson County Airport in Millwood, West Virginia, at the invitation of General…
Aviation for Women
1st Gen. Chuck Yeager Chapter represented at the WAI2024 Conference West Virginia’s first official WAI chapter has hit the ground running living General Yeager’s motto, “Everyone’s got a job to do”. The chanter and their partners, Jackson County, West Virginia Airport and EAA Chapter 1336, have supported event: Menus anual General Chuck Yeager Aviation Day,…
Water G Suits: “Sound Like a Couple of Active People in a Waterbed” – Chuck Yeager
Captain Chuck Yeager, stationed at Leiston Air Base in England during World War II, tested all sorts of items before he became a test pilot. His 357th Fighter Group were among the first to get the P-51s and one of the squadrons that tested one of the first (anti-) G-suits based on water. “G”s are…
The Afternoon News With Kitty O’Neal
July 5, 2024 – Interview: Gen. Chuck Yeager’s widow Victoria is part of CA Capitol Airshow July 13 and 14. iheart.com
General Chuck Yeager – American Hero
General Yeager is one of the greatest aviators that ever lived. His commitment to service, duty, love of his country, his flag are evident in all that he did during active duty and beyond. He was and continues to be a great inspiration and role model. General Yeager often said he was born so far…
Ep. 57 Pat Walsh Enjoy’s Breakfast and Conversation with Victoria Yeager: Chuck Yeager’s Widow Discusses Legacy Tales and Sky-High Adventures
Pat’s Peeps, March 1, 2024 Ep. 57 Pat Walsh Enjoy’s Breakfast and Conversation with Victoria Yeager: Chuck Yeager’s Widow Discusses Legacy Tales and Sky-High Adventures – From Chuck Yeager Breaking the Sound Barrier to Humble Pies. All that and a trip to the Left Banke. Victoria also discusses the release of her new book “Chuck Yeager:…
Congressional Delegation Seeks Stamp for Chuck Yeager
MetroNews, December 7, 2023, By Metro News Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. — Famed pilot, West Virginia native Chuck Yeager, died three years ago Thursday and on the anniversary of his death members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation asked the U.S. Postmaster General to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Yeager’s life. Eligibility for a stamp can only…