"1923Z"^^ . . . . "Chuck Yeager"@en . "United States" . . . "1941Z"^^ . "1923-02-13Z"^^ . "US World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than sound" . . . . "Chuck"@en . . "Charles Elwood \"Chuck\" Yeager (/\u02C8je\u026A\u0261\u0259r/; born February 13, 1923) is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.Yeager's career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Forces."@en . "Yeager, Charles Elwood"@en .