14 October 1977: On the Thirtieth Anniversary of his historic supersonic flight in the Bell X-1, Brigadier General Charles E. (“Chuck”) Yeager, U.S. Air Force (Retired), returned to Edwards Air Force Base where he flew a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter to Mach 1.5.
© 2016, Bryan R. Swopes
One of the very best….. ex PWA test pilot!
I always thought that 1.5 was achieved much earlier that 1977
I’m sure many regulars will recognize the name, but for those that didn’t, Major General Thomas Stafford no slouch himself, with Gemini 6A, Gemini 9, Apollo 10, and ASTP on his resume.
Thanks, James.
This was the 30th anniversary. In 1947 he flew a Bell X-1