Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas speaks at the opening
Summary
Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas speaks at the opening ceremony of the 70th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight held Oct. 13 on Ramp 6. Behind him is retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager and wife Victoria. Cardenas piloted the B-29 launch aircraft that released the X-1 experimental rocket plane in which Yeager, a captain at the time, became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound.
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edwards afb
aerial photography
california
flight test
air force material command
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70th anniversary of supersonic flight
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412 th test wing public affairs
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Date
13/10/2017
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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