11K views · 107 reactions | First Supersonic Flight: "Breaking the Sound Barrier" 1947 USAF; Chuck Yeager in the Bell X-1 | Aerospace UK | Facebook

68K views · 2.2K reactions | October 14, 1947: the XS-1 plane, piloted by legendary combat ace, Chuck Yeager, is inching closer to the speed of sound. Suddenly, a thunderous sound erupts–it’s the world’s first man-made sonic boom. Breaking the Sound Barrier | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

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254K views · 2K reactions | Air Force Veteran Chuck Yeager is best known for becoming the first person to break the sound barrier by flying faster than Mach 1, the speed of sound. | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Facebook

13K views · 352 reactions | Remembering Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier. | PBS NewsHour | Facebook

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/O3gokH Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made his historic flight in a Bell X-1 rocket plane that he named "Glamorous Glennis" after his wife. Yeager had broken two ribs the night before when he fell off a horse, but that didn't stop him! His aircraft was dropped from a Boeing B-29