Edwards AFB in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Sound Barrier Cracked

Chuck Yeager

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 13, 2012

1. Sound Barrier Cracked Marker

It is starting to fade.

Inscription. On October 14, 1947, 42,000 feet above this monument, Captain Chuck Yeager, USAF, piloting a Bell X-1 rocket airplane named Glamorous Glennis, became the first person to exceed Mach 1. With this flight, the era of supersonic aviation was born.

This monument honors that flight, the aircraft, a loyal ground crew, and its valiant pilot.

Erected 1988 by Mojave Historical Society, City of Victorville, and City of Adelanto.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1911.

Location. 34° 55.549′ N, 117° 53.882′ W. Marker is in Edwards AFB, California, in Kern County. It is at the intersection of Rosamond Boulevard and Yeager Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Rosamond Boulevard. Edwards Air Force Base is not open to the public. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edwards CA 93524, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Mojave Desert,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific

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Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bell XP-59A Jet Aircraft (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Medal of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); F-86F (approx. 0.4 miles away); Leaps in Technology (approx. 0.4 miles away); F-16B (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jackie Cochran (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rocket Engine NF-104A (approx. 0.6 miles away); General Dynamics F-16XL (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwards AFB.

Marker & Chuck Yeager Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 13, 2012

2. Marker & Chuck Yeager Statue

Chuck Yeager Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 13, 2012

3. Chuck Yeager Statue

Photographed by Denise Boose, February 13, 2012

4. Chuck Yeager Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,244 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on March 16, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 4. submitted on March 3, 2013, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.