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In 1947 Charles Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. In 1969 Concorde, the world's only supersonic passenger plane came into service.
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Available for over a year
In 1947 Charles Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. In 1969 Concorde, the world's only supersonic passenger plane came into service.
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