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The only information that you have is from Ed Dwight. However, all the records from the time show that what Ed Dwight says in the documentary and in his book is false. General Yeager spent a lot of hours and got his professors to spend a lot of hours just to get Ed Dwight thru the school. General Yeager did not have say over whom NASA picked but they picked the top of the class, not the bottom, where Dwight was. Contrary to Dwight's excuses, everyone tried to help Dwight get thru, not avoid him. The Black Caucus from Congress investigated and exonerated Yeager and praised him. So please remove this self-serving sour grapes of Dwight. He became a great sculptor - a better place. He just wanted the publicity of being an astronaut, not wanting to better the program. There were far more talented black pilots than Ed Dwight and they speak highly of General Yeager

Victoria Yeager was not an actress at the time she met General Yeager. She was a consultant for non-profits. She had an MBA in finance from Columbia University.

Victoria Yeager won also against Susan Yeager - all her charges were found to be false.

Why does Wikipedia accept the other editor and not my edits - mine are based on facts, not politics and misplaced political correctness. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victoria20201 (talk • contribs) 07:42, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Because you never provide any sources for your information. If the Black Caucus of the US Congress investigated and exonerated Yeager, provide us with a source that says so. If Victoria won the legal battle against Susan Yeager, provide us with the reliable verifiable source that tells us that. If Victoria was a consultant and has an MBA, that information can be included as long as it’s properly sourced. Rcarter555 (talk) 17:48, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, technically you need to link a url to a article written by a publication that has a history of reporting facts. WP:RS is a good place to see what is commonplace for citations on this site. If the other statements you say do not have articles that back their statements you should be bold and remove them. Just remember to put an edit summary stating the reasoning. EliteArcher88 (talk) 07:13, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The page makes it appear that he dropped from Captain all the way back to 2nd Lieutenant in 1947. Is that true or am I misreading it? If it's true, seems like the page should have something about why that happened. If it's not true, and it's related to Army -> Air Force transition or something without an actual loss of rank, that should be clarified as well. Either way, feels like more clarity is needed about his rank transitions. Cjbreisch (talk) 15:45, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Astrodatabank has published the birth certificate which gives not 13 Feburary, but 24 February as date of birth. See https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/File:Chuck_Yeager_BC.jpg Aloist (talk) 07:43, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Astrodatabank appears to be an unreliable source to me. In either case, primary sources should never be used to source DOBs of BLPs, see WP:BLPPRIVACY. AncientWalrus (talk) 22:38, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There is no acceptable time in the modern world, historical or otherwise to use the word "nigger". Since this is not a page about the factual, or historical context of slavery, then there should be at the very least a warning to those who may be of African American descent, that racist language is present. And while I am completely for free speech as it relates to history and what has been said by those who have made history, there are those who may find that word triggering. So please consider a warning for the article. 75.91.153.48 (talk) 06:46, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend them religion. I was just asking a question is all gay that’s what I heard. 2607:F2C0:E046:6E0:95C9:ED65:8963:4F85 (talk) 17:42, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]