Yeager as a boy in West Virginia
By Air Force Flight Test Center History Office,
Dr. James Young, Chief Historian
Born and raised in West Virginia, 18 year-old Chuck Yeager enlisted in the Army Air Corps in September 1941. He was serving as crew chief on an AT-11 when he was selected for pilot training under the flying sergeant program in July 1942.

Although he experienced “queasiness” the first couple of times he went up, he completed primary pilot training at Hemet, CA, followed by basic in BT-13s at Gardner Field in Taft, CA, and advanced training at Luke Field, AZ, where he earned his pilot's wings with Class 43-C on 10 March 1943. He joined the 363rd Fighter Squadron as a non-commissioned flight officer at next page
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