Fishing

Great Aviatrix, Pancho Barnes, in Chuck Yeager’s Own Words

By Victoria Yeager / March 2, 2021

I first met Pancho Barnes on my first trip to Muroc in 1945, when we were testing Shooting Stars. Pancho was 46 when I first met her. She had black hair and dark eyes, slim hips and broad shoulders. She would never use a 5 or 6 letter word when a four-letter word would do.…

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From Chuck Yeager. 1944 Shot down France

By Victoria Yeager / March 17, 2013

March 4, 1944 1st daylight raid over Berlin. Weather was stinkin’. Only 2 P-51s guarding a box of bombers. They hit their targes. I shot down my first enemy aircraft (a/c). Woo hoo. I was out of ammo returning home. I espied the stragglers of the bombers in formation heading home. I called ahead. “Can…

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Fishing on the Tsiu – third day

By Victoria Yeager / September 10, 2010

c. GCYI           Photo taken by Victoria Yeager The next day, General Yeager and I headed down 7 miles to the mouth of the river. Each year it changes – a couple years ago, it was 4 miles to the mouth. We ran into the others from the lodge coming back – they had started at the ungodly hour of…

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Fishing at the mouth of the Tsiu River

By Victoria Yeager / September 9, 2010

Today, we fished in the morning at the mouth of the Tsiu River. Everyone else would leave at 6am to get the fish. We’d arrive around 9 or 10, when everyone else was taking a rest and eating the breakfast we brought with us, wade in, and catch fish.  Worked well. These fish were fresh!…

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Fishing on the Tsiu, Beachcombing on the Pacific, Alaska

By Victoria Yeager / September 9, 2010

The next day, it threatened rain. Many had gone duck hunting. We ate breakfast, put on our gear, got into the cart, and, while I was thinking maybe I’ll stay back and read about Eddie Rickenbacker…it POURED rain. Sigh. We got to the Big Bend where we could see LOTS of fish that had gotten…

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Fishing on the Tsiu – First 2 days

By Victoria Yeager / September 8, 2010

We arrived on the spit between the Pacific Ocean and the Tsiu River in the rain by Gooney Bird, the DC 3 -which is always a great ride rain or shine. That afternoon, many went out to fish, including Gen Yeager. I slept and read – really needed it.Gen Yeager came back quite happy – he had caught…

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Fishing in Alaska by Helicopter

By Victoria Yeager / August 21, 2010

Helicopter Fly fishing, Chuck Yeager, Victoria Yeager, bears, eagles,fishing

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General Yeager flying Citation V to go fishing

By Victoria Yeager / August 11, 2010

Chuck Yeager flying Citation V, Cliff Robertson, Clay Lacy, funny

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