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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1067417" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>This happened to my uncle, not me, but it's still a great "brush with greatness" story that involves the Oshkosh Air Show.</p><p></p><p>My aunt Gail and uncle Eugene were avid pilots, who built their own his and her airplanes in the 70s. They'd fly all over the country together, taking cross-country trips almost every weekend, and (living in Sheboygan) of course they went to air show every year, and parked their blue and gold planes next to each other in those long rows of aircraft. They'd sit in lawn chairs, chatting with people who stopped to admire their planes, and one day in about 1980, a trim, quiet, very serious 50-something man with a Purdue Boilermakers baseball cap wandered along and stopped to ask questions about their plans.</p><p></p><p>Eugene was immediately impressed with the man's understanding of airplanes and flying, and especially the insightful questions he asked about how the planes performed. They spoke for over 20 minutes, and the man shook Eugene's hand and thanked him very much for the conversation.</p><p></p><p>Another pilot, from the other side of the grass row, had been watching most of the conversation with considerable interest, and he came over to talk with Eugene. He said, "I'll bet that was sure an interesting conversation!" Eugene replied, "One of the most interesting conversations I've ever had. I've never in my life met anyone who knew more about flying and aircraft!"</p><p></p><p>The other pilot laughed, and said "I'm sure you haven't, and you probably never will again. There's a good reason why he was the first man to walk on the Moon!"</p><p></p><p>Eugene was shocked. It had never, ever occurred to him that this shy, soft-spoken man that he was talking to was Neil Armstrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1067417, member: 18006"] This happened to my uncle, not me, but it's still a great "brush with greatness" story that involves the Oshkosh Air Show. My aunt Gail and uncle Eugene were avid pilots, who built their own his and her airplanes in the 70s. They'd fly all over the country together, taking cross-country trips almost every weekend, and (living in Sheboygan) of course they went to air show every year, and parked their blue and gold planes next to each other in those long rows of aircraft. They'd sit in lawn chairs, chatting with people who stopped to admire their planes, and one day in about 1980, a trim, quiet, very serious 50-something man with a Purdue Boilermakers baseball cap wandered along and stopped to ask questions about their plans. Eugene was immediately impressed with the man's understanding of airplanes and flying, and especially the insightful questions he asked about how the planes performed. They spoke for over 20 minutes, and the man shook Eugene's hand and thanked him very much for the conversation. Another pilot, from the other side of the grass row, had been watching most of the conversation with considerable interest, and he came over to talk with Eugene. He said, "I'll bet that was sure an interesting conversation!" Eugene replied, "One of the most interesting conversations I've ever had. I've never in my life met anyone who knew more about flying and aircraft!" The other pilot laughed, and said "I'm sure you haven't, and you probably never will again. There's a good reason why he was the first man to walk on the Moon!" Eugene was shocked. It had never, ever occurred to him that this shy, soft-spoken man that he was talking to was Neil Armstrong. [/QUOTE]
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