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    Chuck Yeager visits Nellis [Image 25 of 26]

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    Chuck Yeager visits Nellis

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, UNITED STATES

    10.14.2012

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal 

    Nellis Air Force Base

    Col. Barry Cornish, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and Col. Alex Grynkewich, 57th Wing vice commander, greet United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, retired, upon his arrival Oct. 13, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Yeager was the first person to pilot an aircraft faster than the speed of sound, Oct. 14, 1947, and he broke the sound barrier again at the age of 89 in an F-15D Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron.

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    Date Taken: 10.14.2012
    Date Posted: 10.14.2012 18:31
    Photo ID: 722176
    VIRIN: 121013-F-AD344-100
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 1.43 MB
    Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, US

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