Jackie Cochran and the orphan from Muscogee who became the fastest woman alive
Jackie Cochran rose from barefoot poverty to become the most decorated female pilot in history, breaking the sound barrier and leading the WASP program.
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From the Bell X one to Mach six, the machines that punched through the sound barrier
Eight aircraft defined supersonic flight from Chuck Yeager's Mach 1 in 1947 to the X-15's Mach 6.7 record that still stands today.
TowerPancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club at the edge of the sound barrier
Pancho Barnes built the Happy Bottom Riding Club, where test pilots like Chuck Yeager gathered at the edge of the sound barrier.
TaildraggerChuck Yeager and the X-1 that punched through the sound barrier with two broken ribs
How Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947 with two broken ribs and a sawed-off broomstick.
TaildraggerJackie Cochran and the orphan from Sawdust Road who outflew every man in the sky
Jackie Cochran rose from poverty to hold more aviation records than any pilot in history, male or female.
TaildraggerChuck Yeager and the broken ribs he hid to fly the X-1 past Mach one on October fourteenth, nineteen forty-seven
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 with two broken ribs and a broomstick lever.
TaildraggerJackie Cochran and the orphan from Sawdust Road who became the fastest woman alive
Jackie Cochran rose from barefoot poverty to become the fastest woman alive, breaking the sound barrier and founding the WASP program.
TaildraggerChuck Yeager and the broken ribs that rode through the sound barrier on October fourteenth, nineteen forty-seven
How Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 with two cracked ribs and a broomstick.
TaildraggerJacqueline Cochran and the orphan girl who became the fastest woman alive
Jacqueline Cochran rose from barefoot poverty to become the fastest woman alive, breaking the sound barrier and holding more aviation records than any pilot in history.
TaildraggerJackie Cochran and the orphan girl who became the fastest woman alive
Jackie Cochran rose from barefoot orphan to the fastest woman alive, breaking the sound barrier and holding over 200 flight records.
TaildraggerChuck Yeager and the broken ribs that almost kept him from breaking the sound barrier
How Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, with two broken ribs and a nine-inch piece of broom handle.
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