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

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/Qm3Wr0z 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 bomber b

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