For a period, adolf hitler used a ju 52 as his private transport. The ju52 was the last and most successful of the traditional junkers aircraft, and the next one, the ju86, used the more expensive, but lighter monocoque design. Animated pilots and rain effects on the windows add to the realistic experience. Do not spawn into the junkers ju 523m until it is considerably close to your target drop zone. Vom original zum modell, junkers ju 523m wolfgang miertsch isbn. Get a 3rd person view of the plane and a good look at your drop zone by using your mouses scroll wheel updown. Whole range of junkers g38 mens watches in our official junkers shop.
A single ju 521mce cn 4004 was delivered to the junkers factory at limhamn in sweden, where it was converted to a torpedo bomber as the k 45c. In a civilian role, it flew with over twelve air carriers including swissair and deutsche luft hansa as an airliner and freight hauler. The junkers ju 52 nicknamed tante ju aunt ju and iron annie is a german trimotor transport aircraft manufactured from 1931 to 1952. This carried civil marking and signs of red cross plus indication of imperial service derived from state service flag not the first one national flagge common in civil marking but the second one reichsdienstflagge. Junkers ju 52 tante ju iron annie world war photos.
An upgraded model, the ju 523m, was powered by three engines, excelling as an 18seat airliner. The production model flew 126 milesanhour quite fast for those times. Dtabx one of the commercial versions for sanitary transport. The junkers ju 523m is one of the most significant transport airplanes in the history of aviation. It is a machine synonymous with the images of the german attacks on holland and france in 1940 and crete in 1941 when hundred of tante jus were used to drop paratroopers to successfully capture key. The aircrafts design incorporated a corrugated duralumin metal skin as a strengthening measure, which was very unusual at the time. One of the greatest aircraft of history, the junkers ju 52 was designed by ernst zindel. The junkers ju 52 was an allmetal threeengined transport that was fondly nicknamed auntie ju by passengers and crews. The pilot probably got lost, landed on water and sank. The ju 52 3m was operated by the german luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport aircraft, medium bomber and military glider tug aircraft. The junkers ju 52, nicknamed tante ju auntie ju, was a bomber and transport aircraft. Colour section with profiles and philately appendix. The bomber b concept of a schnellbomber was originally intended to replace the junkers ju 88. The ju 52 had been manufactured in france during the war by the junkerscontrolled amiot company, and production continued after 1945 as the amiot aac 1 toucan more than 500 were produced.
The junkers ju 52 nicknamed tante ju auntie ju and iron annie was a german trimotor transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945. Whole range of junkers iron annie ju 52 mens watches in our official junkers shop. Books about junkers airplanes, junkers bauhaus, and general aviation. The ju 52 was built of corrugated metal skin and paid little attention to beauty, features of a typical junkers design.
Many photos, drawings, tables, extensive production list. I built this vacuform kit several years ago and took it to one contest. Junkers ju 52 trimotor transport medium bomber aircraft. When france was liberated some ju 52 were captured and used.
Nicknamed tante ju auntie ju and iron annie by axis and allied troops, the junkers ju 52 was the most famous german transport of the war. Lufthansa junkers ju 52 the story of the old aunty ju iron annie. Designed and built by the junkers aircraft company of dessau, germany, the ju 52 was originally intended as a cargo aircraft. Combat models 2 ju 52 by forrest cox combat models 2 tante ju. The junkers ju 52 3m was a development of the single engine ju 52, and deliveries of the ju 52 3m began in 1932. These planes and passengers are easy points for american and soviet pilots. In a civilian role, it flew with over 12 air carriers including swissair and deutsche luft hansa as an airliner and freight hauler.
The book is well researched and some individual planes are singled out, for example the only ju 52 used by the. I put my soul into the construction of the kit and being a contest rookie made some minor mistakes that put it at the bottom of the judges list. The junkers ju 52, operation merkur crete and calibre wings. Oct 31, 2014 as with the other recent books in this series, this classic study of the ju 52 offers the most definitive account published in recent years of this bulwark of the luftwaffe, which first saw military service in the 1930s and was then engaged in operations in the spanish civil war through the end of world war ii. French built ju 52s were widely used, not only in france but also in colonial wars in algeria. The junkers ju 52 3m nicknamed tante ju aunt ju and iron annie is a transport aircraft that was designed and manufactured by german aviation company junkers development of the ju 52 commenced during 1930, headed by german aeronautical engineer ernst zindel. The ju 52 was obsolete as a bomber by 1939, but because of its durability, simplicity of design and handling characteristics, it continued to serve throughout world war ii as a versatile workhorse of the german transport fleet.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. It traces back to 1915 when hugo junkers began work on the first practical allmetal airplane a singlewing fighter. Sep 01, 2016 the singleengine junkers ju 52 first flew in 1930. This book provides a complete modelling guide with numerous profiles, line drawings. The ju 52 had been manufactured in france during the war by the junkers controlled amiot company, and production continued after 1945 as the amiot aac 1 toucan more than 500 were produced. The ju 288 offered a design that was larger, offered cabin pressurization. The ju 52 saw widespread civil and military service both during wwii by the luftwaffe, and post war in many countries. The entire interior is also designed, including both passengers cabin and a fully working virtual cockpit. The more familiar trimotor junkers ju 52 3m appeared two years later, when large numbers were built for lufthansa and foreign civil operators. Tambem e conhecida como tante ju tia ju ou auntie ju. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. The junkers ju 52 story takes the reader on a journey from the desolate snowswept airstrips of pitomnik and gumrak in stalingrad medivac, resupply to the high green valleys of north vietnam paratroop drop and level bomber, from the fetid jungles of the amazonian rain forests medivac during the small latinamerican wars of the.
Jan 18, 2012 the ju52 was the last in a series of corrugated metalskinned junkers aircraft. The allmetal junkers ju 52 3m enjoyed a solidindeed, reveredreputation amongst its crews and the troops and paratroopers who used and depended on it. An interesting book about the junkers ju 52 and all its different variants including the french aac1 toucan and the spanish casa 352, operators civilian and military and some select operations wherein the ju 52 was a key airplane. Junkers ju 52 in action aircraft no book by hansheiri. Air transport community of tradition near wunstorf, germany. The junkers ju 52 3m is a threeengine shortrange airliner for max. The trimotor, propdriven aircraft achieve popularity for a short time during the interwar years the period proceeding world war 1 19141918 and preceding world war 2 19391945. The first thing that strikes you is that tante auntie ju52 was a good sized plane. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The ju 52 was a remarkable airplane and an interesting book about the junkers ju 52 and all its different variants including the french aac1 toucan and the spanish casa 352, operators civilian and military and some select operations wherein the ju 52. Junkers ju 52 crashed after forced landing, pkw in the foreground the first junkers ju 52 was a single engined freighter, appearing in 1930. Junkers ju 52 troop carrying aircraft flying low over the island. The type was available with floats, skis or wheeled landing gear. As with the other recent books in this series, this classic study of the ju52 offers the most definitive account published in recent years of this bulwark of the luftwaffe which first saw military service in the 1930s and was then engaged in operations in the spanish civil war through to the end of world war 2. The first aircraft, fitted with a single engine, flew in october 1930. As a civilian airliner with a capacity of 1517 passengers, the ju 52 sold all over the world and made up 75 percent of the large fleet of lufthansa before world war. Junkers ju 52 national museum of the united states air. A nice add on at the end of the book is a list of surviving ju 52 all across the globe. As with the other recent books in this series, this classic study of the ju 52 offers the most definitive account published. Note that it had a retractable landing gear, but kept the junkers doppelflugel the offset flaps and ailerons.
Jul 03, 2018 fly the junkers ju523m to feel like a pilot of the wwii in xplane 11 and enjoy its detailed model and sharp design. The ju 288 was the winner of the bomber b contest, although the contest was started by the junkers firms submission of the ef 074 and their selection was never really in doubt. Its the junkers ju 52 a sword made into a plowshare made into a sword. As with the other recent books in this series, this classic study of the ju 52 offers the most definitive account published in recent years of this bulwark of the luftwaffe, which first saw military service in the 1930s and was then engaged in operations in the spanish civil war through the end of world war ii.
The aircraft was carrying two finnish officers and the pilot. An upgraded model, the ju 52 3m, was powered by three engines, excelling as an 18seat airliner. This is my build of revells rendition of the redoubtable ju52 transport that was as important to the wehrmacht as c47s were to the allies. For more than ten years, it saw service as a successful military transport, with its distinctive, threeengined design and corrugated metal construction becoming instantly recognizable. Junkers ju 523m is on display at the technikmuseum hugo junkers in dessau, which is situated where the junkers factory stood until 1945. As with the other recent books in this series, this classic study of the ju 52 offers the most definitive account published in recent years of this bulwark of the luftwaffe, which first saw military service in the 1930s and was then engaged in operations. Junkers ju 52 3m is on display at the technikmuseum hugo junkers in dessau, which is situated where the junkers factory stood until 1945. The ju52 was the last in a series of corrugated metalskinned junkers aircraft. A news item involving junkers ju 52 was featured on wikipedia s main page in the in the news section on this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the junkers ju 52 article. Jul 15, 2017 how to fly the junkers ju 52 scenic flight inside the cockpit duration. Colour section with 27 aircraft profiles and philately appendix junkers g 24, k 30 and g 31 21.
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