Bell XS-1 Breaks Sound Barrier - 1947 | Today In History | 14 Oct 17

OCT 14 1947 · 17:37

On October 14, 1947, Air Force test pilot Charles E. (“Chuck”) Yeager broke the sound barrier as he flew the experimental Bell XS-1 (later X-1) rocket plane over Muroc Dry Lake in California. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/9a498f6967872f5a88