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The Junkers Ju 52 Story
Jan Forsgren
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Description for The Junkers Ju 52 Story
Hardcover. The classic Junkers Ju 52/3m has been used by nearly 30 countries around the world as an airliner/freight carrier. Easy to fly and maintain, thousands were used by Luftwaffe during WWII, dropping paratroopers and delivering supplies on every front. Postwar the Ju 52 was used by numerous countries. About 50 survive with less than 10 still flying. Num Pages: 256 pages, 44 colour and 119 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBW; JWG; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 864.
The single-engine Junkers Ju 52 first flew in 1930. Designed and built by the Junkers Aircraft Company of Dessau, Germany, the Ju 52 was originally intended as a cargo aircraft. An upgraded model, the Ju 52/3m, was powered by three engines, excelling as an 18-seat airliner. By the late 1930s, hundreds of the safe and reliable Ju 52/3m were serving with airlines in more than 20 countries, including the prewar British Airways. It was used as a bomber by the reestablished Luftwaffe, particularly in the Spanish Civil War. During the Second World War, the Ju 52/3m was the mainstay of ... Read more
The single-engine Junkers Ju 52 first flew in 1930. Designed and built by the Junkers Aircraft Company of Dessau, Germany, the Ju 52 was originally intended as a cargo aircraft. An upgraded model, the Ju 52/3m, was powered by three engines, excelling as an 18-seat airliner. By the late 1930s, hundreds of the safe and reliable Ju 52/3m were serving with airlines in more than 20 countries, including the prewar British Airways. It was used as a bomber by the reestablished Luftwaffe, particularly in the Spanish Civil War. During the Second World War, the Ju 52/3m was the mainstay of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781555156
SKU
V9781781555156
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About Jan Forsgren
Jan Forsgren has an MA in History. He has had five books published previously, including two in English; 'Swedish Fortresses' and 'Messerschmitt Bf 108', both for MMP, as well as hundreds of aviation-related articles for various aviation magazines, including 'Aeroplane', the 'Aviation Historian' and 'FlyPast'. He has also written articles on the Air Forces in South East Asia that are ... Read more
Reviews for The Junkers Ju 52 Story
...provides a competent and wide-ranging general history along with possibly unique and detailed coverage of foreign civilian and military use, foreign production and preserved aircraft...Jan Forsgren's authoritative and wide-ranging text covers all Ju 52 variants - illustrated with some 150 photos including 44 in colour - and includes chapters on projected replacements and survivors with appendices listing the extensive French ... Read more