These walk-around photos were taken at F11 Museum at Skavsta Airport outside Nyköping in 2026. They show a Scheibe Bergfalke II/55, a German two-seat training sailplane designed by Egon Scheibe as a post-war development of the pre-war Akaflieg München Mü 13. The name means "mountain hawk" in German, and the type proved ideally suited to the demands of club gliding training — robust, forgiving, and capable enough to serve as a stepping stone to more advanced single-seat soaring. The II/55 variant, introduced in 1955, incorporated refinements including forward-swept wings for improved solo handling from the front seat and an enclosed tandem cockpit. Sweden became the type's most significant export market, with 166 Bergfalkes of various marks imported in total.
This aircraft, SE-TAT, construction number 332, was built in 1961 and enjoyed an exceptionally long and productive career. By the time it was retired in September 2000 it had made 10,454 flights and accumulated nearly 4,000 hours in the air — a remarkable record for any training aircraft. It is now preserved at F11 Museum, suspended from the hangar roof alongside the military aircraft that share its home.