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The Sound Barrier
This picture of William Yeager was takeni in 1910 at the top of 9 Mile Hill outside Myra, West Virginia.
Mr Yeager was attempting to be the first human to break the sound barrier.
It was later determined that the sonic boom happened 8,5 miles into the descent. Unfortunately the stunned officials were unable to award ' Billy the Boom' the super sonic prize as he was never seen again,
It was later determined Mr Yeager pershisd when he and his bike failed to jump the Mud River approximately 12 seconds later.
37 years later this tragic misfortune was cited by Mr Yeager's nephew Charles as the force driving his burning desire to claim his uncle's rightful prize, earned on 9 Mile Hill so many years ago, in the X 1 rocket plane.
Last edited by Johno59; 11-20-19 at 05:57 AM.