Air & Space Magazine Who broke the sound barrier? Was it really Chuck Yeager? Or did George Welch beat him to it? If so, it happened on this day in 1947. Tony Reichhardt October 1, 2009 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source Was it really Chuck Yeager? Or did George Welch beat him to it? If so, it happened on this day in 1947. You Might Also Like Lockheed’s Mom May 10, 2013 The First Hydrogen Bomb November 2, 2017 New Evidence Shows That Gus Grissom Did Not Accidentally Sink His Own Spacecraft 60 Years Ago July 21, 2021 This Month, Three Countries Are Heading Off to Mars May 21, 2020 The Spacewalk That Almost Killed Him March 19, 2014 Tony Reichhardt | Read More Tony Reichhardt is a senior editor at Air & Space. Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)