On this day in 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in level flight at Muroc Dry Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base), Calif. See photos of his flying suit here --> http://bit.ly/2CAxXmu #airhistory #avgeek | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

It’s the plane — and the pilot — that changed the face of aviation. In 1947, a pilot made an attempt to do the impossible: fly faster than the speed of sound. Get the full fascinating story in Breaking the Sound Barrier, tonight at 8 PM on Smithsonian Channel. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation