This Day in History: West Virginia native the first to break the sound barrier

Nearly 80 years ago on Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier.
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Test Pilot Chuck Yeager Was First to Break the Sound Barrier—And Did It Again at 89

O4, 1947, Charles "Chuck" Yeager soared faster than any person before him as he piloted the Bell XS-1 beyond the speed of ...
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The Six Greatest Planes of “The Right Stuff”

Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space.
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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, who broke sound barrier in 2012, dead at 56 after paraglider crash

Skydiver, daredevil and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner died Thursday. He was 56. The Austrian, who in 2012 became the first person to break the sound barrier with just his body, died in a ...