Which of the following men was the first person to break the sound barrier?

Chuck Yeager was the first human to break the sound barrier when he flew an experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 or roughly 700 miles per hour on October 14, 1947. The aircraft – “Glamorous Glennis” – is now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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