Boeing F-15E Eagle
Signed by the Pilot,
Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager
On 14 October 1947, General (then Captain) Charles E. "Chuck"
Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. At. 10:30 AM on that fall morning he piloted
the X-1 to a speed of Mach 1.06 (700 mph) @ 43,000 feet above the high desert of California over Muroc Air Base
(now Edwards AFB). In doing this he ushered in a new era, the Space Age. On the 50th anniversary of this event,
he commemorated it by flying the F-15E, Glamorous Glennis, through the sound barrier at the exact same time and
place.
The model is hand autographed by Gen. Chuck
Yeager and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
All airplane models are Hand Carved,
Hand Painted Mahogany and come fully assembled with removable desk stand.
Dimensions: Wingspan, 11 1/4" •
Length, 16" • 1/48 Scale
Item # B4448F3CY .. $249.95 - Including
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