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Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947 in the Bell X-1, as shown in this newsreel.
Sound barrier
Credit:
United States Air Force
A
newsreel
showing the breaking of the
sound barrier
on 14 October 1947 by
Chuck Yeager
in the rocket-powered
Bell X-1
. Flying at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13.7 km), Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight.
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