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May 21, 1962

During inspection of Delamar Dry Lake, in preparation for an X-15 flight, Neil Armstrong had accident with F-104 #749.
During inspection of Delamar Dry Lake, in preparation for an X-15 flight, Neil Armstrong had accident with F-104 #749.

“During inspection of Delamar [Dry Lake, in preparation for an X-15 flight] Neil [Armstrong] had accident with [F-104 #] 749. Made emergency landing at Nellis [AFB]. F-104 #303 went to pick him up [Milt Thompson, pilot] & blew tires on landing. T-33 # 692 [Bill Dana, pilot] went to Nellis & brought back Armstrong. Thompson came back on visiting aircraft.” -from the “Green Books,” the formal daily flight diary of the center.NASA Photo
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