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Topic: AHC's America's Most Badass: Neil Armstrong
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onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 03-31-2015 04:50 PM
A segment of the program "America's Most Badass" on American Heroes Channel (March 31, 10 p.m. EDT) highlights Neil Armstrong's ejection from the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) at Ellington AFB before his flight on Apollo 11.Based on the 'score' given out (18 out of 20), I guess Neil would have been nonchalant about it, just like his post-crash reaction. |
328KF Member Posts: 1234 From: Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 03-31-2015 06:45 PM
Somehow, the descriptive "Badass" and the name Neil Armstrong do not seem to go together very well. |
onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 04-01-2015 10:42 AM
Well, I think the moniker applies to Armstrong pretty well, since the LLTV crash marked the second time he had to eject as a pilot, the first being in Korea in 1951 after being hit by 'flak.' The wind neatly blew him over land instead of water, and he was picked up shortly after by a jeep.As for his ejection in 1968; he was awarded the ejection seat handle he used, mounted on a plaque, as a member of the Weber Aviation 'Turtle Club' (not to be confused with the famous password used by the Mercury astronauts). Weber built the ejection seat that saved Armstrong's life. Not all of Armstrong's skills were evident on the ground though, as shown in this lighthearted account from the University of Cincinnati alumni magazine. |
rarmstrong Member Posts: 17 From: Cincinnati, OH USA Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 04-02-2015 09:25 AM
I'm not sure whether this UC story is true or not, but I am sure we never had a car like the one in the picture. |
onesmallstep Member Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 04-02-2015 09:58 AM
Thanks for responding to the topic I posted, Rick. I know you must have heard (and are still hearing of) stories and anecdotes regarding your father which are little-known or have not seen the light of day.I posted another topic in the Space Explorers and Workers forum, also from articles in the University of Cincinnati online magazine, and learned of his helicopter lessons — including receiving 'credit' for training in rotary craft while an astronaut. You learn something new every day. |
AlanC Member Posts: 147 From: Scotland Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 05-03-2015 09:40 AM
I was looking through some cuttings and thought this may be of interest. It's from the Daily Record (a popular Scottish daily newspaper). |
Tallpaul Member Posts: 153 From: Rocky Point, NY, USA Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 05-03-2015 03:08 PM
Last night, I looked at the moon and winked. |