Air Force Legend Chuck Yeager Broke the Sound Barrier–but Was He Really the First in History?

Air Force Legend Chuck Yeager Broke the Sound Barrier–but Was He Really the First in History?
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Trailblazing U.S. Air Force pilot Charles “Chuck” Elwood Yeager made history in 1947 as the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight. His triumph inspired a book and a movie, while the decorated flight pilot’s career soared for seven decades.

Yeager enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1941 and gained a solid reputation as a fighter pilot during the Second World War.