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Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. The plane that carried Yeager, the X-1, now resides at the Smithsonian Institution. Source: The National Archives, which provided the video to http://www.historychannel.com for hosting.

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Media of the day This file was selected as a media of the day for December 28. It was captioned as followed:
English: Chuck Yeager exceeding the speed of sound for the first time with a Bell X-1 (video)
Deutsch: Am 14.Oktober 1947 durchbricht Chuck Yaeger mit der Bell X-1 als erster Mensch die Schallmauer.
English: Chuck Yeager exceeding the speed of sound for the first time with a Bell X-1 (video)
Polski: Przygotowania do pokonania bariery dźwięku i rekordowy lot Chucka Yeagera na samolocie Bell X-1 w 1947 roku
‪中文(简体)‬: 查克•叶格驾驶X-1飞机第一次超越音速录象

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current09:31, 30 April 20053m4s, 384×288 (6.72 MB)Brian0918 (Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. The plane that carried Yeager, the X-1, now resides at the Smithsonian Institution. Source: The National Archives, which provided the video to http://www.historychannel.com for hosting. {{PD-USGov)