That time Neil Armstrong survived ejecting from his fighter jet in Korea

That time Neil Armstrong survived ejecting from his fighter jet in Korea

On September 3, 1951, a 21-year-old Navy ensign walked onto the flight deck of the USS Essex.The aircraft carrier was stationed off the coast of Korea, and as the young pilot prepared for his seventh combat mission, it was a beautiful, albeit cold, morning. Catapulted into the air, the pilot’s F9F Panther jet flew by Mount Fuji and over the Sea of Japan before crossing into Korea.Related: The Space Force was fighting Iran before the first F-35 t…