Two out of four Douglas F5D Skylancers are still present today. This one, ex-BuNo 142350 is preserved with the Armstrong Space Museum in Wapakoneta (OH), the home town of first man on the moon Neil Armstrong. The type, a development from the Douglas F4D Skyray, was built to simulate the flight characteristics of a planned re-entry space vehicle. Neil Armstrong flew this aircraft in the early sixties.

Originally US Navy 142350 to represent an aircraft that Neil Armstrong flew.

Bathed in the strange midday darkness of a total solar eclipse, this Skylancer was once flown by Neil Armstrong himself. I'm sure he would have appreciated this unforgettable moment just as much as those of us who witnessed it did. Restored in 2018-2019 to markings worn when Neil flew her, ex USN BuNo 142350.

This Skylancer (ex-BuNo 142350) is the only survivor of four produced to simulate the flight characteristics of a planned re-entry space vehicle. As this plane was flown by Neil Armstrong in the early sixties it sits outside the museum dedicated to his accomplishments in his home town.

At the NASA Ames Research Center. Ex BuNo 142350, with "350" still visible on the fin.