The Ju-52 first flew in 1930 as a single engine civil aircraft. Before long it was given two more engines and designated Ju-52/3m (German – drei motoren – “three engines”). The 3-engine aircraft was originally designed as a 17 passenger airliner. The principal user was Lufthansa that flew in Europe, Asia and South America. In the mid 1930’s a military version was produced and the Ju-52 became one of the most reliable transport aircraft. The Ju-52 saw service with military and civilian air fleets well into the 1980s.
The Aircraft
This Ju-52 was manufactured as W-Nr. 6660 and registered as TA+BX. It was one
of the many that were pressed into service by the Nazi government when they came
into power. It now belonged to Sanitäts-Flugbereitschaften 3 “Sanitary
Evacuation Unit 3” and displayed the Red Cross to show it was a non-combatant
aircraft. This aircraft as well as others were responsible for transporting
wounded soldiers and were referred to as Sanitäts Ju-52s. In April 1942 D-TABX
crashed after a mid-air collision near Fürstenwalde.
Features:
- Professionally painted
- Great attention to detail
- All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
- Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
- Lots of metal with a minimal plastic
- Rolling rubber wheels
- Highly collectable