Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Sound Barrier Pioneer Celebrates 65 Years.

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.  -- Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ground breaking event with a re-enactment Oct. 14.

Yeager was serving as a test pilot and flying the experimental Bell X-1 named the, "Glamorous Glennis," Oct. 14, 1947, when he successfully broke the sound barrier.



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