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    Yeager commemorates historic flight [Image 22 of 26]

    Yeager commemorates historic flight

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES

    10.14.2012

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal 

    Nellis Air Force Base

    United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, retired, arrives at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Oct. 13, 2012. Yeager was the first person to pilot an aircraft faster than the speed of sound, Oct. 14, 1947. Flying out of Nellis in an F-15D Eagle piloted by Capt. David Vincent, 65th Aggressor Squadron pilot, Yeager broke the sound barrier again at the age of 89.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 10.14.2012
    Date Posted: 10.14.2012 18:29
    Photo ID: 722173
    VIRIN: 121013-F-AD344-016
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 1.06 MB
    Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, US

    Web Views: 105
    Downloads: 21

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