He flew a Navy fighter jet, an F-9F Panther, on ground attack missions from June 1951 to June 1952. On September 3, 1951, he had to eject after enemy fire caused him to hit a pole and lose part of a wing. He was safely recovered and eventually completed 78 missions, most of them in January, 1952.
Yes. Armstrong began studying aeronautical engineering at Purdue University the age of 17. His tuition was paid for under the Holloway Plan which would pay for 2 years in college followed by 3 years of service in the US Navy. He was called into the Navy on January 26, 1949. He flew 78 missions during the Korean War, mostly as an escort fighter protecting reconnaisance planes. Following the war, Armstrong returned to Purdue, where he received his BS degree in 1955. After he landed on the moon, Armstrong earned his Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1970. After obtaining his MS degree, he began teaching Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnatti.
HIs love of flying came at an early age. He received his pilot's license before he could drive a car.
Yes, he actually did! He was a pilot in the Korean War and he was in the side of US.
He was 21 years old and operated as a Navy pilot in Korea for just over a year.
He was a member of the military and served as he was directed by his superior officers.
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He fought in the Korean war.
He was active in the Korean war in 1951
After the Korean war he was a Air Force pilot , and then came to work for N.a.s.A as a astronaut. He was chosen in the second batch of Astronauts.
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He fought in the Korean war.
He served in the Korean War
When Neil Armstrong became a pilot and fought in the Korean war , when he grew up.
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He was active in the Korean war in 1951
Neil Armstrong fought in the Korean war, and flew as a astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo 11 .
He was only in the Korean War. He did entertain the troops in the Vietnam War.
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. He joined NASA after serving in the Korean War, where he was a Navy pilot.
Since childhood Neil Armstrong loved planes and experinced adventure in the Korean war as well as in space.
Neil Armstrong flew as a US Navy fighter pilot through 1951 and 1952
He was only in the Korean War. He did entertain the troops in the Vietnam War.
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