P-51 Mustang and F-16 Fighting Falcon (World Fighter Aircraft Collection)

A legend flying a legend.

Famed test pilot Chuck Yeager flying a P-51D Mustang in formation with an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 2005 Edwards Air Force Baseairshow in the high desert north of Los Angeles.

Yeager is no stranger to the Mustang, having flown one called "Glamorous Glennis" during World War Two, achieving 12.5 kills, including one against an Me 262 jet fighter.   He is also no stranger to Edwards Air Force Base, which used to be called Muroc army air field.   This was and still is the main test and development location for air force aircraft, and it's where in 1947 he became the first man to break the sound barrier by flying in the rocket-powered X-1, at age 24.   He did this in spite of breaking two ribs a couple of days before the flight while riding a horse, an accident which he kept secret in case he was taken off flight status.