US Air Force test pilot Captain Chuck Yeager sitting in the cockpit of Glamorous Glennis the Bell X-1 aircraft that broke the sound barrier September 26, 1947 in Palmdale, California.

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4971 x 4040 px | 42.1 x 34.2 cm | 16.6 x 13.5 inches | 300dpi

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26 September 1947

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Palmdale, California

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US Air Force test pilot Captain Chuck Yeager sitting in the cockpit of Glamorous Glennis the Bell X-1 aircraft that broke the sound barrier September 26, 1947 in Palmdale, California.

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US Air Force test pilot Captain Chuck Yeager sitting in the cockpit of Glamorous Glennis the Bell X-1 aircraft that broke the sound barrier September 26, 1947 in Palmdale, California.

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