Junkers Ju-52/3m Tante Ju 3M
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The Junkers Ju-52/3m was produced by the renowned German aviation company from the early 1930s for civilian use with Lufthansa and other major commercial airlines. It was characterized by its three-engine configuration and distinctive corrugated metal fuselage panels. A robust and reliable aircraft, it was quickly adopted for military purposes by the Luftwaffe, primarily as a transport aircraft. The Ju-52, affectionately nicknamed "Tante Ju" (Auntie Ju), was used on all operational fronts throughout the duration of the war and served as the backbone of German military logistics in supplying ground troops. It was also employed for airborne troop missions, notably for paratrooper drops in the Netherlands in 1940 and in Crete in 1941.
The Junkers Ju-52 is a German three-engine bomber and transport plane in the low wing structure with a classic metal tail tail. The single-engine version of the prototype flew in 1930, and the first three-engine version (Ju52 / 3m) took off a year later. Originally, the Ju-52 was used by Lufthansa as a passenger and transport plane, but at the end of 1933 a long and fruitful military career began. In the beginning, in 1933-1935, the Ju-52 acted as a "replacement bomber" until the Luftwaffe received the modern He-111 and Do-17. It also found combat use in the Spanish Civil War. Initially, it served as a day bomber, but later - from 1937 - it was often moved to transport tasks. During the September campaign, it also performed two functions - a transport machine and a bomber. However, in the years 1940-1945 its main tasks were broadly understood transport. It was the Ju-52 that were transport planes for the German paratroopers in Crete in 1941, and they also towed the gliders attacking Fort Eben-Emael in 1940. They were used extensively in North Africa and on the Eastern Front. It was Ju-52 that created the air bridge in the boiler near Demianske and in Stalingrad. The most common propulsion was, depending on the version, Pratt-Whitney Hornet engines with 600 HP each or BMW 132 with 830 HP each. The Ju-52 was a solid machine, easy to operate, highly reliable and cheap to produce. He gained a lot of recognition from pilots and was nicknamed "Tante Ju" (German aunt Ju). The last Ju-52 was withdrawn from service in the Swiss aviation only in the early 1970s! Technical data: length: 18.9m, wingspan: 29.24m, height: 4.65m, maximum speed: 265km / h, climb speed: 2.9m / s, maximum range: 1000km, maximum ceiling 5900m, armament: permanent - from 1 to 3 machine guns cal.7.92 or 13mm, suspended - up to 1500 kg of bombs.
