Neil Armstrong
Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:20 am
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.
Ken
Ken
Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:55 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
has a pretty good amount on him..
has a pretty good amount on him..
Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:55 am
I know one image climb into the F9F panther, in Korea.
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:22 pm
What was the other famous Neil Armstrong moon quote? "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!" 
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:48 pm
airnutz wrote:What was the other famous Neil Armstrong moon quote? "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!"
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>
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:12 pm
snj5 wrote:airnutz wrote:What was the other famous Neil Armstrong moon quote? "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!"
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!
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:48 pm
Gorsky was his neigbour when he was kid. And Neil hear interestinh conevrsation...
Anyway- any direct military image source of his military service airplanes?
Anyway- any direct military image source of his military service airplanes?
I always hated this story and try to debunk it
Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:19 pm
Re: I always hated this story and try to debunk it
Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:34 pm
no doubt. After marriage it takes more than the neighbor getting to the moon for that to occur 
hurk130 wrote:http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp
Just about says it all.
Kel
Re: I always hated this story and try to debunk it
Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:59 pm
Jim Beasley wrote:no doubt. After marriage it takes more than the neighbor getting to the moon for that to occurhurk130 wrote:http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp
Just about says it all.
Kel
Bu..Bu..Bu..But she PROMISED!
Jim, are you suggesting wimmens don't mean what they say? I'm dashed! 
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:37 am
I surely would like to see the photo of Armstrong with the F9F.....
Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:42 am
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??
Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:54 am
I've met him several times, most recently at a
VF-51 reunion in P'cola. My memory is that he
has all 10 fingers
VF-51 reunion in P'cola. My memory is that he
has all 10 fingers
Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:54 am
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...
Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:05 pm
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."