posted 02-04-2016 06:17 PM               

Neil Armstrong autographed letter to the man who quite possibly gave Neil Armstrong his first ride in an airplane at 6 years old!

As told by the father to his daughter after reading an article about Neil Armstrong's early days as a child in Ohio.

I tried to earn money for our family by barnstorming in my Ford Trimotor at the Warren airport. (After reading an article about Neil Armstrong in the 1970's) where he talked about his days in Ohio as a young boy eager to fly, I recalled there was a young boy who couldn't get enough flying in my plane he want to go for a ride with me again and again.

I eventually wrote a letter to Neil and he sent me a letter back in 1973 that said its quite likely you gave me my first ride. This original letter got destroyed in our house fire and you wrote a letter to Neil again for me in 1998 telling him about the letter from 1973 and about me possibly giving him his first ride in an airplane and get graciously sent another letter which he autographed and once again said its quite likely you gave me my first ride.