YEAGER, Charles E. (Chuck), Captain, USAF, at Muroc (Edwards) AFB with Bell X-1 Published on October 14, 2012 in 14 October 1997Full resolution (2560 × 1579) ← Previous Captain Charles E. Yeager with Glamorous Glennis, the Bell X-1 in which he broke the Sound Barrier, 14 October 1947. (U.S. Air Force)