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    Chuck Yeager commemorates historic flight [Image 12 of 26]

    Chuck Yeager commemorates historic flight

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, UNITED STATES

    10.14.2012

    Photo by Lawrence Crespo 

    Nellis Air Force Base

    United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, retired and Capt Vincent, 65th Aggressor Squadron pilot, taxi in under water fired from 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department trucks after the commemorative flight for the 65th anniversary of Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier, Oct. 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Yeager was the first pilot to travel faster than sound in the Bell XS-1 rocket research plane named "Glamorous Glennis."

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 10.14.2012
    Date Posted: 10.14.2012 18:20
    Photo ID: 722163
    VIRIN: 121014-F-NK166-121
    Resolution: 3802x2535
    Size: 1.45 MB
    Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV, US

    Web Views: 139
    Downloads: 30

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