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Trainers:
  
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Transports:
   Beechcraft C-45 (AT-11)

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Utility / Observation / Special Duty:
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   Junkers Ju 52/3m

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   N. Am. / Rockwell T-2 Buckeye
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Junkers Ju 52/3m

(Other Names: Casa 352L; AAC.1 Toucan)


Junkers Ju 52
Ju 52 owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force. Photo taken over Frederick, Maryland, USA in August 2000 by Gregory Witmer (Captain Video Productions), from Larry Kelley's B-25 "Panchito."

History: By 1932, the German airline, Lufthansa, had sufficiently recovered from the economic woes of the 1920’s to put in service a three-engine civil transport plane, the Junkers Ju 52/3m. Based on a short-lived single engine model, the Ju 52 first flew in April 1931 and quickly became the workhorse of both the airline and the reviving Luftwaffe, with a standard passenger-carrying load of 17. During the Spanish Civil War, the Ju 52 ferried more than 10,000 Moorish troops from Morocco to Spain, as well as dropping 6000 tons of bombs.

With three BMW engines of 725 horsepower each, the Ju 52 had a maximum speed of 171 mph and a range of 800 miles. For air defense and tactical ground support the bomber carried two 7.92 machineguns and could be fitted with a variety of bomb racks as the need arose; the plane's trademark corrugated skin produced a very solid airframe.

By the beginning of World War Two over 1,000 Ju 52’s were in service; eventually a total of 5,000 planes would fly the Nazi colors performing every imaginable mission from troop transport to mine-laying on all fronts. During the war some thirteen ‘variations on a theme’ saw improved radios, interchangeable float/ski/wheel landing gear (indicating the wide range of Luftwaffe requirements), better armor and engines, and heavier defensive armament.

In Spain, Casa built 170 Ju 52s for the Spanish air force, under the designation Casa 352, and even France built the airplane, under he designation AAC.1 Toucan.

Demonstrating the plane’s strength, three aircraft sold to Swiss Air remained in service until 1981 and are still flying in private hands today. Several others still fly charter and sightseeing flights throughout the world.

Nicknames: Iron Annie; Tante Ju ("Auntie Ju") (German nickname); Corrugated Coffin; Jupiter (BEA Airlines designation of war-reparation Ju 52/3ms in 1947.

Specifications (Ju 52/3mg3e):
        Engines: Three 725-hp BMW 132A-3 radial piston engines
        Weight: Empty 12,610 lbs., Max Takeoff 23,149 lbs.
        Wing Span: 95ft. 11.5in.
        Length: 62ft. 0in.
        Height: 18ft. 2.5in.
        Performance:
            Maximum Speed: 171 mph
            Ceiling: 19,360 ft.
            Range: 800 miles with auxiliary fuel tanks
        Armament: Two 7.92 (0.31-inch) MG 15 machine guns, plus up to 1,100 pounds of bombs.

Number Built: ~4845

Number Still Airworthy: Approximately 7

Links:
Junkers Ju 52 Wikipedia article
Ju-Air -- Charter flights and excursions in Dubendorf, Switzerland.
South African Historic Flight -- Offers Ju 52 flights!

 



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