In the US the sound barrier is successfully broken.On 14
October, Major Charles Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first
time. He was piloting a supersonic rocket called the Bell XS-1.
Yeager achieved a top speed of 1,126 km per hour or 700 miles per
hour.
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Richert, Lucas Paul. "Sound barrier broken". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3182, accessed 26 November 2024.]
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