Thursday, Oct 14 2010 by kjfitz1962 – Cuban Missile Crisis begins: A U-2 flight over Cuba takes photos of Soviet nuclear weapons being installed. © Bing MapsU-2 Being Readied For Mission 1947 – Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound, the first man to do so in level flight. © Google MapsBell X-1E © Bing MapsBell X-1 / B-29 loading pit (Comments)