The X-1 was the principal plane to fly quicker than the speed of sound
As brightly related in books and motion pictures, for example, “The Right Stuff,” it was Oct. 14, 1947 when Air Force Capt. Throw Yeager, dinged-up ribs and all, moved into the radiant orange Glamorous Glennis and fled 1 into its crossroads ever. On that day the Antelope Valley, home to Edwards Air Force Base in…
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