Feb. 13, 2023 Celebrating the 100th birthday of General Chuck Yeager Born on February 13th, 1923, General Chuck Yeager with the Bell X-1 team, made world history breaking the sound barrier on Oct. 14th, 1947.
Oct. 19, 2022 Edwards Air Force Base celebrates 75 years of Supersonic Flight 75 years to the day after the Bell X-1 proved that the Sound Barrier was only an engineering challenge, the 412th Test Wing hosted a ceremony to honor the contributions of the team behind that remarkable aircraft.