Daniel L. Berek's Photo Gallery
Total 3,022 photos. 328 in this folder. Contact Photographer
T2 4617
Focke-Achgelis Fa-330A-1, c/n Not found T2 4617
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
Very few of the 200 aircraft built survive. The machine was towed by a U-boat and derived its lift through autorotation.
36-404
1936 Seversky P-35, c/n 95
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
This, the first enclosed cockpit all-metal monoplane fighter, was the forerunner to the P-47 Thunderbolt.
3417
North American NA-64 Yale, c/n 64-2168
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
With a powerful Pratt & Whitney R-985 of 450 hp, if the pilot applied the brakes too quickly, this was the likely result. Despite their hard efforts, many pilot-cadets did not make it through basic flight training.
5390
Hawker (CCF) Hurricane Mk12, c/n 42025
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
One of the unsung heroes of World War II. This may have been a former Canadian example.
42-34023
1942 Fairchild PT-19A-FA, c/n TA42-3589
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
Lovely early primary trainer at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
44-62139
1944 Boeing B-29A Superfortress, c/n 11616
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has preserved this B-29 fuselage as a walk-through display.
42-98225
1942 Stinson L-5 Sentinel, c/n 76-466
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
This Stinson is painted to represent 42-98667, "Oriole Club." It is actually 42-98225 and once bore civil registration N66225.
44-78018
1944 Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando, c/n 33414 l/n CU1950
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
This aircraft has been restored to the marking of one of the ships that flew the "hump," the mission that enabled this aircraft to prove its worth.
44-70296
1944 Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman, c/n 561
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
This beauty is painted to represent 44-70534, an aircraft that was based in Alaska.
43-22200
1943 Douglas A-20G Havoc, c/n 21847
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
A lesser known but important medium bomber.
44-27297
1944 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, c/n 3615
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
The history of this aircraft is well known.
43-8353
1943 Northrop P-61B Black Widow, c/n 1407
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Wright-patterson Afb Airport
, 2013-04-12
This aircraft has been painted to represent 42-39468.