Chuck Yeager on Twitter: "June 10, 1048: Apparently this day, the USAF made it public I had broken the sound barrier. By the, I was busy with other test programs."

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1. Mike‏ @lottaguns 10 Jun 2015
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  @GenChuckYeager @instapundit 899 years before the USAF was created. So the X1 was a time machine after all!
  
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1. Smittie™ GE.D (honors)‏ @smittie61984 10 Jun 2015
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  Smittie™ GE.D (honors) Retweeted Chuck Yeager
  
  @GenChuckYeager @instapundit Manliest badass tweet of the year.https://twitter.com/genchuckyeager/status/608841296422162432 …
  
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  Chuck YeagerVerified account @GenChuckYeager
  
  June 10, 1048: Apparently this day, the USAF made it public I had broken the sound barrier. By the, I was busy with other test programs.
  
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1. Michael Fox ‏ @mfox11 10 Jun 2015
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  @GenChuckYeager Supersonic Sir. Thank you for your part.
  
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1. wolfgang skowronek ‏ @w_skowronek 10 Jun 2015
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  @GenChuckYeager you are one of the Heroes. who won over #hitler - another, greater merit - thank you
  
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1. AircraftAluminumArt‏ @jackfly747 21 Aug 2015
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  @GenChuckYeager Yeager christened the first X-1 Glamorous Glennis as was his P-51’s in WWII.pic.twitter.com/ANEHjW7aYx
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