1988 Event Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, complete 1st nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands 1986 Event Rutan and Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling 1986 Event Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world 1953 Event Charles E Yeager fly > 2,575 kph in Bell X-1A 1953 Event Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane 1948 Birthday Steve Yeager, catcher, LA Dodger 1947 Event Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) 1946 Birthday Roy Yeager, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1923 Birthday Chuck Yeager, U.S. test pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier
