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Charles E Yeager
| Brigadier General Charles E Yeager (deceased) Born February 13th 1923. He enlisted as a private in the United States Army. Chalres Yaeger became a aircraft mechanic at George Air Force Base in California. Yaeger showed a talent as a pilot and became a Flight Officer on March 10th 1943 and joined the 357th Fighter Group. He trained on the P-39 Airocobras and in November 1943 went to Britain with his Squadron. He was stationed at RAF Leiston and flew P 51 Mustangs, his aircraft being Glamoras Glen. His first air victory was on March 5th 1944 but he was shot down over France. With the help of the French Resistance he escaped through Spain and back to the UK. Chalres Yaeger was the first pilot in his group to become an ace in a day, by shooting down a total of 5 enemy aircraft in a single mission. In his total of 11.5 victories was one of the first Me262 jet fighter kills, claimed on 6th November 1944. After the war In 1947 at the age of only 24 Charles Yaeger became the first Pilot to travel faster than sound in level flight in the experimental Bell X-1 at 45,000 feet. In his career Yaeger commanded fighter squadrons in Germany and during the Vietnam war, being promoted to the rank of Bragadier General in 1969. He died on 7th December 2020. |
Items Signed by Brigadier General Charles E Yeager (deceased) |
  | Clipped Signature - Chuck Yeager. SOLD OUT | Flew P-51 Mustangs with 357th Fighter Group in England, was shot down but evaded capture and scored 11.5 victories, including 5 in one day and an Me262 jet. As a test pilot, he later became the first pilot to break the sound barrier in level flight...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
  | American Eagles by Robert Taylor (AP) SOLD OUT | The 357th Fighter Group was thrown into action soon after arriving in England in February 1944. Being the first fighter group equipped with P-51 Mustangs, great things were expected of them, and they did not disappoint; in the final year of the wa...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
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