The Junkers Ju 52

The Junkers Ju 52

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An publicare
2002
Nr. Pagini
72
ISBN
9781853675096
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TheJu52wasanessentialpartoftheLuftwaffeanditproveditselfaversatileandreliableaircraftinalmostsixyearsofconflict.TheJu52firstsawserviceasacivilairlinerinthe1930sbut,ontheoutbreakofwarin1939,itfoundademandingroleastheLuftwaffe'sprimarytransportaircraft,deployedinthetransportationofsuppliesandpersonneland,onoccasion,flyingparatrooperstotheirtargetdestinationorevacuatingwoundedfromisolatedpockets.In1942,forexample,JU52swereheavilyinvolvedindroppingsuppliestotrappedWehrmachtpersonnelinStalingradand,later,inattemptstoflyoutwoundedsoldiers.ThisimportantcontributiontotheLuftwaffeatWarSerieshighlightsthecontributionmadebytheJU52andcoversallthemajortypesandvariantsofthisruggedaircraft.MortenJessenincludesrareandunpublishedphotographstakenonnearlyeveryfrontofthewarandablydemonstrateswhytheJu52wasviewedwithsuchaffectionbyLuftwaffepersonnel.

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