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Our Enshrinees
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Enshrined: 2000
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Birth: January 20, 1930
Buzz Aldrin
- Assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing in Seoul, Korea in December 1951 and flew 66 combat missions in the F-86.
- Flew on the Gemini 12 flight with Jim Lovell.
- Second man to walk on the moon with Neil Armstrong July 20th, 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission.
- Significantly improved operational techniques for astronautical navigation star display.
- Leading proponent of civilian space travel.
- In July 1971 returned to the Air Force as commander of the test pilot school at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Enshrined: 2000
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Birth: January 20, 1930
60th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony and Dinner, presented by Garmin
September 14, 2024 at the NMUSAF in Dayton, OH
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