Neighbors in 1952 pose in front of a 1950 Piper Pacer. Dick Beermann, the pilot, on the left, took Bill Haafke, Billy Haafke and Charles Beermann up in the air to observe the 1952 Missouri River flood. They took off from the Beermann Bros. hayfield located west of Dakota City, Neb. The Piper Pacer was owned by Tommy Martin. The plane had a 125 horsepower Lycoming engine and an Areomatic black bladed propeller.
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Observing from the air
Neighbors in 1952 pose in front of a 1950 Piper Pacer. Dick Beermann, the pilot, on the left, took Bill Haafke, Billy Haafke and Charles Beermann up in the air to observe the 1952 Missouri River flood. They took off from the Beermann Bros. hayfield located west of Dakota City, Neb. The Piper Pacer was owned by Tommy Martin. The plane had a 125 horsepower Lycoming engine and an Areomatic black bladed propeller.
Thanks to W.F. Haafke of Dakota City for submitting this photo! If you have Yesteryear photos or postcards that you’d like to share, please forward them to us at: Tri-State Neighbor, P.O Box 239, Tekamah, NE 68061. Or, send a photo along with its caption information by email to jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com To submit a photo to the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum’s archive, contact Carrie Van Buren at SDSU Box 601, Brookings, SD 57007 or carrie.vanburen@sdstate.edu.
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