Daniel L. Berek's Photo Gallery

N779W 1930 Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket, c/n 617

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

This beauty is one of only two examples of the Skyrocket existing, the other being at the Virginia Aviation Museum. Of the two, this is the more genuine.

N13082 1933 Aeronca PC-3, c/n A-246

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

This beautiful Aeronca bathtub is now at the Eagle's Mere Air Museum.

N8232 1940 De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth II, c/n 3963

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

This beautiful Tiger Moth is now part of the Eagle's Mere Air Museum collection.

N271 1917 Polson Thor POLSON SPECIAL, c/n 102

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

Easy to mistake for a Curtis Jenny, the Polson Special is based on that classic aircraft and shares the Curtiss OX-5 engine.

N7123 1927 Nussbaumer BAUMER-HEATH, c/n 12

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

This was one of the earliest U.S. homebuilt designs. This fine 1927 example rests at the Eagle's Mere Air Museum.

N4725 1928 Cessna AW, c/n 138

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

The world's oldest Cessna is now at the Eagle's Mere Air Museum.

N5830 1928 General Aircraft Co THUNDERBIRD W-14, c/n 2812

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

In the main hangar of the Eagle's Mere Air Museum. This was Roscoe Turner's airplane. It's the only example known to exist.

N6974 1928 Waco GXE, c/n 1554

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

This beautiful early Waco is at the Eagle's Mere Air Museum, Merritt Field, Laporte, PA.

N548K 1929 Pitcairn PA-6 Super Mailwing, c/n 48

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

Lovely Super Mailwing in the hangar of the Eagle's Mere Air Museum.

N657N 1929 Waco CTO, c/n 3166

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

This little biplane was the hottest machine on the ramp when it was built, in 1929. Power came from a Wright J-6-7 radial of 225 hp. Only 3 are still believed to be still flying.

N76F 1928 Curtiss-Wright Robin, c/n 45

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

This beautifully restored and maintained Curtiss Robin calls the Eagle's Mere Air Museum home.

N418N 1929 Travel Air 10-D, c/n 10-2011

, Merritt Field Airport , 2014-07-20

Only eleven of these were built, of which this aircraft is the sole survivor. She is seen on display at the Eagle's Mere Air Museum, Laporte, PA.