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Does anyone have photos or stories of Neil Armstrong related to anything other than his astronaut days? He flew combat in Korea and set records in the X-15. Most folks think of him as an astronaut but he was/is quite the accomplished pilot.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
has a pretty good amount on him..
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I know one image climb into the F9F panther, in Korea.

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What was the other famous Neil Armstrong moon quote? "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

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What was the other famous Neil Armstrong moon quote? "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

:) I haven't heard that or thought of that story in years.
Don't know if it is true, but it is funny!
<edit> Snopes says false <edit>
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snj5 wrote:
airnutz wrote:
What was the other famous Neil Armstrong moon quote? "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

:) I haven't heard that or thought of that story in years.
Don't know if it is true, but it is funny!
<edit> Snopes says false <edit>

Yep...a falsehood, but an inspiration to all the "Gorsky's" out there, as a banner of hope that dreams can come true! :D

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Gorsky was his neigbour when he was kid. And Neil hear interestinh conevrsation...

Anyway- any direct military image source of his military service airplanes?

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http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp

Just about says it all.
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no doubt. After marriage it takes more than the neighbor getting to the moon for that to occur :!:

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http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp

Just about says it all.
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no doubt. After marriage it takes more than the neighbor getting to the moon for that to occur :!:

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http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp

Just about says it all.
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Bu..Bu..Bu..But she PROMISED! :cry: Jim, are you suggesting wimmens don't mean what they say? I'm dashed! :shock:

Ooops, I guess you're the wrong guy to ask. Re: She said, "I don't care! It's your money. Do whatever the f**k you want to with it!"
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I surely would like to see the photo of Armstrong with the F9F.....
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i met him in 2003 at the dayton national aviation hall of fame event. quite an honor to shake his hand. very nice & humble man. i read some years back that as he was de-planing a private jet & that his ring caught a railing & he wound up losing that finger. true?? false??

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I've met him several times, most recently at a
VF-51 reunion in P'cola. My memory is that he
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There is something in his biography about a serious injury to one of his fingers that required surgery. I believe it happened on his farm in Ohio...

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tom d. friedman wrote:
i read some years back that as he was de-planing a private jet & that his ring caught a railing & he wound up losing that finger. true?? false??


APG85 wrote:
There is something in his biography about a serious injury to one of his fingers that required surgery. I believe it happened on his farm in Ohio...


From wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_armstrong

"In the fall of 1979, Armstrong was working at his farm near Lebanon, Ohio. As he jumped off of the back of his grain truck, his wedding ring caught in the wheel, tearing off his ring finger. However, he calmly collected the severed digit, packed it in ice, and managed to have it reattached by microsurgeons at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky."
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