who was the first person to fly at a speed great enough to break the sound barrier?
Gen. Charles Yeager straps into an F-15D for a re-enactment flight commemorating his breaking of the sound barrier 65 years ago on Sunday. NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AP) â Sixty-five years after becoming the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound, retired Air Force Brig.