Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Basa raYeager rakatanga muHondo Yenyika II somusoja muUnited States Army, akapiwa basa muArmy Air Forces muna 1941. Mushure mekushanda semuchina wendege, munaGunyana 1942, akapinda muchirongwa chekudzidzisa vatyairi uye paakapedza kudzidza akasimudzirwa pachinzvimbo chemuchengeti wendege (iyo Hondo Yenyika II Army Air Force vhezheni yemukuru wemauto), akazowana kukunda kwake kwakawanda semutyairi weP-51 Mustang pamhepo.
Western Front, uko akaverengerwa nekupfura pasi ndege dzevavengi 11.5 (hafu yechikwereti inobva kune wechipiri mutyairi anomubatsira mune imwe chete yekupfura pasi). Musi waOctober 12, 1944, akawana chinzvimbo che"ace muzuva rimwe", achiparadza ndege shanu dzomuvengi mubasa rimwe chete.