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Chuck Yeager, Aviator
Topics: Chuck Yeager,
Bakersfield,
Edwards Air Force Base
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Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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On Oct. 14, 1947,
Chuck Yeager made aviation history at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County when he broke the speed of sound. Yeager had broken several ribs just days earlier in a fall from a horse.