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Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager, the first man that broke the sound barrier

Los Angeles, USA - A feat always dreamed

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born on February 13, 1923) was a general officer in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot, the first that broke the sound barrier. Yeager remained in the Air Force (USAF) after the war, becoming a test pilot and eventually being selected to fly the rocket-powered Bell X-1, launched from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, in Muroc Base, California. Yeager broke...

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