Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Junkers 52


Related Topics

  
  Junkers Ju 52 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Junkers Ju 52 (nicknamed Tante Ju - 'Auntie Ju' - and 'Iron Annie') was a transport aircraft and bomber manufactured between 1932 and 1945 by Junkers.
In a military role, it flew with the Luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport.
Some Ju 52 floatplanes were also used as minesweepers, fitted with a large degaussing ring under the airframe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junkers_Ju_52   (490 words)

  
 Junkers Ju 52
The Junkers Ju 52 nicknamed "Tante Ju" (Auntie Ju) and "Iron Annie" was a civilian airliner and military transport aircraft and bomber manufactured between 1932 and 1945 by Junkers.
Originally prototyped in 1930 with one engine by Ernst Zindel in the Junkers works at Dessau, its corrugated metal fuselage gave a characteristic boxy appearance.
The Ju 52 first saw military service in the Spanish Civil War with roles as a bomber and as a transport, including paratroop drops.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ju/Junkers_Ju_52.html   (196 words)

  
 About Ju-52
Therefor the Ju 52 was fitted with 3 cells capable of carrying 3,307 lb (1.500 kg) of bombs in the fuselage.
This version was the Junkers Ju 52/3m g5e with floats in stead of a landing gear.
It was based on the Junkers Ju 52/3m g5e, but had a number of improvements: an autopilot, a larger starboard-side loading hatch, and a rearward extension of the upper part of the central engine.
www.ju52-3m.ch /about.htm   (1475 words)

  
 Junker Ju 52/3m   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Ju 52 trimotor, like the USAF C-47, was first built in the 1930s yet remained in service for more than a quarter century.
The latter aircraft formed the nucleus of the Luftwaffe's infant bomber force in the mid-1930s and it was used during the Spanish Civil War.
The Ju 52 was obselete as a bomber by 1939, but because of its durability, simplicity of design, and handling characteristics it continued to serve throughout WW II as a versatile workhorse of the German transport fleet.
www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/outdoor/od16.htm   (206 words)

  
 Junkers Ju 52: Europe's ubiquitous transport. | Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
During World War II, the Ju 52, which was called the "Tante Ju" or Auntie Ju by the troops, saw duty with the German military as a transport and a bomber.
Hugo Junkers, the German aviation pioneer who founded Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG in Dessau, Germany, was an enthusiastic advocate of all-metal aircraft in the days of wood and fabric flying machines.
The story of the Ju 52 is intertwined with the tale of Germany's national airline.
www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/155651-1.html   (621 words)

  
 Tp 5 Junkers Ju 52/3m
The Ju 52/3m was a typical Junkers design with covering of corrugated duralumin skinning on a nearly rectangular fuselage.
The wings were fitted with Junkers patented full-span slotted alierons/flaps.
Nearly five thousand aircraft of the type were built during the years 1934-1945, most of them as military transports and bombers, but also in the beginning as civilian airliners.
www.avrosys.nu /aircraft/Transport/255Tp5.htm   (223 words)

  
 Warbird Alley: 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.
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.
www.warbirdalley.com /ju52.htm   (399 words)

  
 Junkers Ju 52/3m - tri-motor Passenger Aircraft
Junkers Ju 52/3m "Berlin Tempelhof" of the German Lufthansa airlines.
After the war, the Allies returned the aircraft to Norway, and in 1947 it was "married" to another Ju 52 of the former German Luftwaffe which was being scrapped for parts.
The Junkers Ju 52 is easily identified by its unique engine sound which differs remarkably from any other sound pattern associated with modern air travel.
www.miniatures.de /html/int/Junkers-Ju52.html   (334 words)

  
 eBay - junkers ..., Models, Kits, Militaria items on eBay.com
Junkers Ju 88C-6 Night Fighter Kit by Monogram 1:48 NEW
Junkers Ju 188 by Helmut F. Erfurth (2004)
G Scale Junkers, 1955 Chrysler C300 1/24, 1/25 model RR
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=junkers+...&newu=1&krd=1   (437 words)

  
 Junkers Ju 52 Tante Ju 1/72 Scale
This is a model of a transport plane that carried paratroops for the invasion of Crete in May 1941.
It was called the Ju 52 See when its landing gear was replaced with floats for water-based operations.
Junkers Ju 52: Workhorse of the Luftwaffe, Morten Jessen
www.jdburgessonline.com /planes/ju52.html   (326 words)

  
 Junkers JU 52 die cast airplane airfix plastic model Kits
This highly detailed 1/48 scale die cast model replicates the famed Luftwaffe transport as it served with Stab IV/TG 1 on the Courland Front in Latvia during the winter of 1944.
This highly detailed 1/48 scale die cast model replicates the famed Luftwaffe transport as it appeared in the Norway campaign for KGrzb V 106.
The all-purpose airplane of the Luftwaffe, the Ju 52 served throughout WWII delivering troops and cargo to all fronts.
www.johnjohn.co.uk /shop/alpha/junkers_ju52.html   (415 words)

  
 WW2 Warbirds: the Junkers Ju 52 Tante Ju - Frans Bonné
The Junkers Ju 52 was to the Germans like the Douglas C-47 was to the Allied forces.
The Ju 52 finds it'sorigins in the late 1920's, when Junkers had a very succesfull freighter, the W 33 and W 34.
When looking to design a new transport, the Junkers team naturally wanted to cash in on their early successes, so the Ju 52 became an enlarged version of the afore mentioned aircraft.
www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/junkju52.html   (1945 words)

  
 Junkers Ju 52/3m "Iron Annie" - RC Groups
I need colour-pictures from the Junkers Ju 52/3m "Iron Annie", flown by Martin Caidin, Florida.
His photo's are 3 1/2" by 5" a little small in my opinion but if it's all you can find...
I did a search at google.com for "Junkers 52 Martin Caidin" and turned up a few links, one of which is this one, complete with color photos: http://www.lufthansa-ju52.de/ju52.htm
www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3243   (332 words)

  
 Junkers JU-52
3 7.92mm MG The angular Ju 52 with its corrugated skinning became a familiar sight in WWII --- it was the Luftwaffe's main transport aircraft.
The Ju 52 first flew as a single-engined aircraft; it was soon redesigned to have three engines.
Some pre-war aircraft had twin tail fins, but most had single fins.
dialspace.dial.pipex.com /town/avenue/vy75/ger52.htm   (103 words)

  
 Cybermodeler Online - Junkers Ju 52 Photo Walk Around
The photos here are a walkaround of the US Air Force Museum Museum Junkers Ju 52.
These photos are supplemented with photos of Ju 52s from the RAF Museum at Cosford, the Ju 52 from the Commemorative Air Force, and the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.
(does this mean that this Ju 52 had a 'Speedbird' callsign too?).
cybermodeler.com /aircraft/ju52/auntieju.shtml   (136 words)

  
 Junkers JU-52
Now, from Peter Barth's Flugmodellbau Barth -- The 1/8 scale Junkers JU-52 kit.
JU-52 kit is temporarily discontinued until further notice.
Click here to see more Junkers JU-52 photos in the Photo Gallery
www.proctor-enterprises.com /products/barth/ju52/ju52.htm   (72 words)

  
 Berlin Junkers 52 plane operating pleasure flight | Photo by Aidan O'Rourke Manchester photographer writer website ...
Berlin Junkers 52 plane operating pleasure flight
Junkers 52 / 3c registration D-AQUI (also D-CDLH) operates pleasure flights over Berlin, flying from Tempelhof airfield.
Most images in the portfolio can be bought / licenced for use in documents, magazines, books, annual reports, newspapers, leaflets, on websites, in electronic presentations.
www.aidan.co.uk /cognos/photo1914.htm   (457 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.