Retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, 89, smiles before boarding an F-15D Eagle fighter aircraft to celebrate the 65th anniversary of becoming the first person to break the sound barrier October 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. In 1947 Yeager broke the sound barrier in a Bell XS-1 rocket research plane named Glamorous Glennis.

Retired United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, 89, smiles before boarding an F-15D Eagle fighter aircraft to celebrate the 65th anniversary of becoming the first person to break the sound barrier October 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. In 1947 Yeager broke the sound barrier in a Bell XS-1 rocket research plane named Glamorous Glennis. Stock Photo
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US Air Force Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

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CM6D52

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4550 x 3798 px | 38.5 x 32.2 cm | 15.2 x 12.7 inches | 300dpi

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14 October 2012

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Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, USA

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