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History Daily plus other fantastic history podcasts at IntoHistory.com. It's a Sunday morning in 1936 just north of Youngstown, Ohio.

A six-year-old boy sits in a car with his dad as they cruise along an empty road on their

way to Sunday school, or so the boy thinks. The boy fusses with his necktine,

glances out the window, and notices that his father isn't taking him to church. He's taking

him to the local airport. In the distance, the boy can just make out an airplane sitting on the

runway, and a big smile flashes across his face. As the two of them get out, his father grins and whispers,

don't tell your mother that I didn't take you to Sunday school. About that time, a man greets them

and leads them over to a plane. The boy's father shakes his hand and slips him some money.

Then the man opens the airplane door. The Boy's eyes go wide with excitement as he follows

his father inside. The man then gives the pilot a signal that the passengers are on board,

and soon the engine start. Boy waits with anticipation as the plane rattles to life and pushes

down the runway. The boy feels his stomach drop as the plane leaves the ground and climbs into the sky.

The boy notices his father looks a little nervous.

What all he can do is smile.

He's just a kid, but he can't help but feel that he's right where he belongs.

Growing up, this young boy, Neil Armstrong, loves airplanes, and he's fascinated by all aspects of the miracle of flight. As a young man,

Neil works hard to become a pilot and a mechanical engineer. He also rigorously studies the

history of flight and air combat. In 1950, at the age of 20,

Neil puts his flight experience to work for the U.S. military by becoming a naval aviator. During the

Korean War, Neil's skills as a pilot, his intelligence and unflappable nature helped make a name for

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