On October 14, 1947
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DaneDukeNuuk
Oct 14 '13, 17:47
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On October 14, 1947, WWII fighter pilot Chuck Yeager made the first supersonic flight in a Bell X-1 aircraft.
Two days before his flight, he was thrown from a horse and broke two of his ribs. Instead of delaying the flight, he hid his injuries and went on to make aviation history.
Last year, on the 65th anniversary of his historic flight, an 89-year-old Brigadier General Yeager flew in an F-15, creating yet another sonic boom over Edwards Air Force Base in California.
More info on the 1947 flight: http://bit.ly/GXwnKU
2012 anniversary flight: http://bit.ly/17pvfpi
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