Neil J. Armstrong

Neil J. Armstrong
Neil J. Armstrong
Born	April 15, 1920; Alvinston, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 23, 1994 (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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[1] "Neil Armstrong Scholarship - Background - Canadian Owners and Pilots Association". 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2018-07-21.

[2] "Neil Armstrong Scholarship - Background - Canadian Owners and Pilots Association". 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2018-07-21.