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Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas speaks at the opening

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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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13/10/2017
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edwards afb aerial photography california flight test air force material command afmc gen chuck yeager aftc 412 th test wing air force test center flight test photography 70 ssf 70th anniversary of supersonic flight master sgt donald allen 412 th test wing public affairs planes aviation legends highlight 70th anniversary dvids high resolution us air force