Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), with F-15D Eagle 84-046, at Edwards Air Force Base, 14 October 1997. (U.S. Air Force)
October 1997 — Brigadier General Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager standing in front of his F-15 Eagle on the 50th Anniversary of his becoming the first man to break the speed of sound. (U.S. Air Force photo)