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The Burgess Model H was an early United States airplane and one of the first air machines specifically designed and built for military use. Classified as the "Model H military tractor", it was developed and built in 1912 by Burgess Company and Curtis, which in 1914 became the Burgess Company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgess_Model_H

Hello, just FYI this photo is not an ER-2. This is actually a U-2C model that NASA had in from 1971 until its retirement in 1987. This is 56-6681 NASA tail 708. Also the "meat ball" that you see on the intake was never applied to the ER-2 aircraft. Only the modern meatball like you see on 806 and 809 that is flying today. The way you can tell a U-2C from a U-2R model is the U-2C has the buldged intakes and a canoe on the spine from the tail to the Q-bay. NASA's ER-2s are much larger than this. At one time NASA had an ER-2 708 80-1069 but it was returned to the Air Force in 1997 when the program left for Dryden Flight Research Center.

One last thing, we are restoring the aircraft you see in this photo at Moffett Field. As this aircraft was put on static display after its retirement in 1987. It was featured in the February issue of Air Classics Magazine.

Wonderful picture.