Capt. David Vincent, 65th Aggressor Squadron pilot, and United States Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, retired, wait for end-of-runway inspections to be completed, Oct. 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Yeager was here to commemorate the 65th anniversary of his breaking of the sound barrier in a Bell XS-1 rocket research plane over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at 10:24 , Oct 14, 1947.

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