Neil J. Armstrong
Canadian aviator
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Born | (1920-04-15)April 15, 1920 Alvinston, Ontario, Canada |
Died | November 23, 1994(1994-11-23) (aged 74) Antarctica |
Occupation | Aviator |
Neil J. Armstrong (April 15, 1920 – November 23, 1994) was a Canadian aviator. He was killed in 1994 with his son, Corcoran, when the Twin Otter they were in crashed into an Antarctic iceberg.[1]
Awards and honours
- Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973[2]
- Order of Icarus in 1974
- Yukon Territory Order of Polaris
Notes
- ^ "Neil Armstrong Scholarship - Background - Canadian Owners and Pilots Association". 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Neil Armstrong Scholarship - Background - Canadian Owners and Pilots Association". 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
References
- Neil J. Armstrong Scholarship, including biography, Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) website
External links
- http://www.copanational.org/NAbackground.cfm
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