Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1

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Book Synopsis Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 by : Dominick A. Pisano

Book excerpt: Photographs and text chronicle World War II ace Charles "Chuck" Yeager's quest to fly supersonically and profile the people and aircraft that made it possible for him to break the sound barrier.


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