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Yeager_supersonic_flight_1947.ogv (Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 3 min 4 s, 366 × 274 pixels, 297 kbps overall, file size: 6.51 MB)

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English: Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. The plane that carried Yeager, the X-1, now resides at the Smithsonian Institution.
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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 the media of the day for 28 December 2009. It was captioned as follows:
English: Chuck Yeager exceeding the speed of sound for the first time with a Bell X-1 (video)
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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)

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current20:11, 8 May 20173 min 4 s, 366 × 274 (6.51 MB)Denarivscolor crop
09:31, 30 April 20053 min 4 s, 384 × 288 (6.72 MB)Brian0918Chuck 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

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