Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13, 1923) is a retired Brigadier General in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. What state was he born and grew up in?

• California
• New York
• West Virginia

2. On September 1941, Yeager enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. Initially, what was he trained in the Air Force?

• cook
• pilot
• aircraft mechanic

3. He got his wings and a promotion to Flight Officer at Luke Field, Arizona, on March 10, 1943.

• True or False?

4. Stationed in the United Kingdom at RAF Leiston, Yeager flew in combat (he named his aircraft Glamorous Glen after his girlfriend, Glennis Faye Dickhouse, who became his wife in February 1945) with the 363rd Fighter Squadron. What was the aircraft he flew in Europe?

• P-39 - Airacobras
• P-47 - Thunderbolt
• P 51 - Mustang

5. He had gained one victory before he was shot down over France on his eighth mission, on March 5, 1944. He escaped to Spain on March 30 with the help of the Maquis (French Resistance) and returned to England on May 15, 1944. In the escape over the Pyrenees he helped another airman to escape who had lost part of his leg. What award did Yeager receive?

• Medal of Honor
• Silver Star
• Bronze Star

6. Upon returning to England, Yeager was sent quickly to combat duty.

• True or False?

7. Yeager ended his combat duty as an ace. How many aircraft was he offically credited in shooting down?

• 5.5 aircraft
• 11.5 aircraft
• 22.5 aircraft

8. Yeager remained in the Air Force after the war, becoming a test pilot at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base) and eventually being selected to fly the rocket-powered Bell X-1 in a NACA program to research high-speed flight, after Bell Aircraft test pilot "Slick" Goodlin demanded $150,000 to break the sound "barrier." What was the date he broke the sound barrier?

• October 14, 1947
• July 4, 1947
• February 6, 1947

9. What was the highest rank Yeager had in the U.S. Air Force?

• Captain
• Colonel
• Brig. General

10. The state of West Virginia honored Yeager with a marker along Corridor G (part of U.S. 119) in his home Lincoln County on October 19, 2006, as well as renamed part of the highway the Glamorous Glen Highway.

• True or False?

Check Your Answers

• 1. West Virginia
• 2. aircraft mechanic
• 3. True
• 4. P 51 - Mustang
• 5. Bronze Star
• 6. False. He was an escaped pilot and was forbidden to fly over Europe to protect the Maquis. With the invasion of Europe, General Eisenhower allowed Yeager to fly combat missions over Europe.
• 7. 11.5 aircraft
• 8. October 14, 1947
• 9. Brig. General
• 10. False. It is the Yeager Highway.