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The Quest for Mach One

A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier

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On October 14, 1947, Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager burst through the sound barrier in his Bell X-1 rocket plane by flying faster than Mach 1.0. For the first time, here is the heroic story of the teamwork behind the explosive dawn of the jet age--told by the men who made it happen. 25 color & 100 b&w photos.

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The Quest for Mach One, Chuck Yeager, Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover, Jack Russell, James Young, Walter J. Boyne, Jeffrey Etbell

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1997
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