Breaking the Sound Barrier
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Breaking Barriers: Chuck Yeager's Historic Flight
This chapter chronicles Chuck Yeager's daring effort to break the sound barrier just days after sustaining broken ribs in an accident. It emphasizes his resilience and ingenuity as he defies personal limitations, culminating in his historic flight on October 14, 1947, where he becomes the first to exceed the speed of sound.
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