Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier in Level Flight, October 14, 1947
Flying the Bell X-1 over Muroc Army Air Field in California, Captain Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in level flight, reaching Mach 1.05.
Date: October 14, 1947
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