Friends

Gabriel, head of French Underground Threatens F/O Yeager With his Life

By Victoria Yeager / March 12, 2021

I stay at Gabriel’s house in Nerac, hiding from the Nazis in his shed out back. The first day, I’m bored so I leave the shed and sit under the tree in his yard. I remain outwardly calm as a small platoon of Germans march by. After they are completely gone, Gabriel calls me in.…

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Flight Officer (F/O) Yeager Makes Way to Nerac to Evade Nazis

By Victoria Yeager / March 11, 2021

March 10-12, 1944 The Germans seem to have lost interest in finding me; there are fewer patrols now. Maybe they think if they stop looking for me so hard, I’ll become careless and fall into their net. And it nearly happens that way. Little Jean-Pierre and I are hiking to the pond, while crossing an…

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6-9 mars 1944: Caché à la vue de tous à Casteljaloux et à Pompogne à Vélo

By Victoria Yeager / March 9, 2021

6-9 mars 1944 Abattu le 5 mars 1944, se cachant toujours des Allemands et de la Milice française. J’ai passé la nuit dans une maison bien en vue à Casteljaloux, France. J’étais caché sous la maison dans un espace qui s’étendait de l’avant à l’arrière de la maison, une petite fenêtre à chaque extrémité donc…

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March 6-9 Hiding in Plain Sight from Germans and French Milice

By Victoria Yeager / March 9, 2021

March 6-9, 1944 Shot down March 5, 1944, still hiding from the Germans and French Milice. I spent the night in a house in plain sight in Casteljaloux, France. I was hidden under the house in a space which extended from the front to the back of the house, a small window at either end…

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General Yeager Leads Fly By for General Eisenhower’s Memorial – in his own words

By Victoria Yeager / March 7, 2021

General Yeager told this story at the National Memorial Day Parade in 2012: “Don’t tell anybody but: After General Eisenhower died, Mamie Eisenhower asked if I could plan, lead and execute a fly-by during his funeral procession. “I responded: Yes, ma’am! “I called the Pentagon and Andrews to set it up. A two star said:…

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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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B-51 – Chuck Yeager & Russ Schleeh

By Victoria Yeager / May 17, 2014

Even Col Boyd never got to fly it – although he wanted to do so, he never found the time. In the ’50s, I used to fly it cross country to get home to Hamlin – speedy for its day. Three engines. Russ Schleeh and I were two of the first to fly it. Only…

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Before Testing the MiG 15 – Korea – Chuck Yeager

By Victoria Yeager / August 22, 2013

This evening this was one of many stories General Yeager related to me: While prepping to test the MiG in Korea, a staff car came up. Gen Boyd got out. Pouring w/rain. Gen Boyd to me: Come here I want you to meet somebody. It was a 4 star general. 4 star general to me:…

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The Hell There Ain’t….

By Victoria Yeager / July 10, 2013

General Yeager told me this story July 10, 2013: Jack Ridley was itching to fly the X-1 after we succeeded in breaking the sound barrier. Finally, when he got his chance, he asked if I would fly chase. Almost every flight in the X-1 had an issue from electricity going out, to no radio, to…

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Photos from Yeagers’ South Africa trip

By Victoria Yeager / December 29, 2010

Just got some photos I had taken in South Africa and some taken by another of us. What a great time we had! So many people were very appreciative of us visiting South Africa. And we thoroughly enjoyed all the wonderful people we met. Here are a few photos of Tokyo Sexwale, a very positive, enthusiastic,…

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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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Chris Golden – Oak Ridge Boy

By Victoria Yeager / September 9, 2010

  Photo by Patty Wagstaff. Fr left to rt: William Lee Golden, Donny Carr (lead guitar), Chuck Yeager, Chris Golden, Chris Nole (keyboard) Chris is the son of William Lee Goldin. He gave K and J a copy of one of his CDs in Oroville where General Yeager introduced the Oak Ridge Boys. When General Yeager got…

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