Thank you to Steve McDonald for contributing this image of Capt. Merrill, a pioneer pilot with Eastern Air Transport, later Eastern Air Lines.

The Curtiss T-32 Condor II was first flown on January 30, 1933 and 45 were built for commercial airline service. It was 48 feet 7 inches long, weighed 17,500 pounds and had a wing span of 82 feet. It had a normal cruise speed of 167 mph (145 knots), a service ceiling of 23,000 feet, and was powered by two Wright Cyclone SGR-1820-F3 Radial Engines. It had seating for 15 passengers, one flight attendant and two pilots. The Condors were operated by Eastern Air Transport and American Airways.