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Who was first person to fly fast than the speed of sound?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Captain (later colonel) Charles "Chuck" Yeager flew the Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound to become the first pilot to do so. "Glamerous Glennis" rocketed past the sound barrier on 14 October, 1947.

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