Tag: October 14 1947
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Chuck Yeager Broke the Sound Barrier at Mach 1.06. He Flew an Experimental Orange Rocket Plane Despite Two Broken Ribs. One Daring Flight Changed Military Aviation Forever!
On October 14, 1947, a daring U.S. test pilot changed aviation history forever! Captain Chuck Yeager climbed into the cockpit of the Bell X-1, an experimental rocket-powered aircraft nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis” after his wife. The tiny orange aircraft was carried beneath a B-29 Superfortress before being released high above the California desert. Then came the…
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