Flight in a Junkers Ju-52 (now with link to video)

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Re: Flight in a Junkers Ju-52

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Great pictures Toby and very interesting...I have always been intrigued by the JU52 and all the various uses that it has been put to...I even remember a shot of it being used as a railway locomotive with the outer wings removed and fitted with flanged wheels to fit the rails.

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Great shots Toby, we actually visited that monastery a few years back. I think I also had that museum on my to-do list but in the end visited the Verkehrshaus in Luzern instead. I need to go back I guess, if only for a chance to fly in a Ju-52!
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Fantastic pictures and a wonderful opportunity. Saw her parked up at Innsbruck a couple of years ago.

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Toby, you lucky devil !! Splendid pics, and a splendid looking aeropane

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Toby, great pictures. A Ju-52 is quite an aircraft to have in your 'log book' and above such spectacular scenery too. :)

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Fabulous pics Toby,what an experience.I would include the Ju-52 as one of those aircraft I would love to have flown on.Others would include the Constellation,DC4-DC7,Statocruiser,Piston Provost and many others.I have managed to fly on others on my wish list such as the Rapide,DC3(several times), Convair440,Dove/Devon,Twinpin,in addition to the Varsity,Chipmunk and Anson when I was in the ATC.
I wonder what others would include in their wish list. :) EricT
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I have now (finally after about 6 months!) added a video of my flight. Shaky camera is because yes it vibrates like hell and it's quite turbulent up there in the mountains. I suspect one reason why the Ju-52 is still flying is because it transmits all turbulent motions to the passengers (unlike the Vickers Valiant which absorbed it all, creating fatigue cracks in the wings) :lol:

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Re: Flight in a Junkers Ju-52 (now with link to video)

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Very Nice Toby B)smk ...thanks for that

Quite a thing flying amongst mountains in a large aeroplane :excited:

As an aside to anyone interested in JU.52's..Revell have reissued the 1/48 scale model in BEA livery :)
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Garry Russell wrote:As an aside to anyone interested in JU.52's..Revell have reissued the 1/48 scale model in BEA livery :)
Red square? :dunno: ;) Great video Toby! :thumbsup:

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Re: Flight in a Junkers Ju-52 (now with link to video)

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Lovely video Toby.Reminds me of the opening scenes in the film version of 'Where Eagles Dare'.Riding in these old classics is a fabulous experience. :thumbsup: EricT
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