Junkers Ju 52, aircraft & legend /

The main aspect of this publication is the development and utilization of the Junkers Ju 52. Starting with the single engined Ju 52/1m, Nowarra links to the development of the three engine version and civil utilization first. Large parts of the book are dedicated to the military applications of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nowarra, Heinz J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sparkford, Near Yeovil, Somerset, England ; Newbury Park, Calif., USA : Haynes, 1987.
Edition:English language ed.
Series:Foulis aviation book.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • From F 13 to G 31
  • The single-engine J 52
  • The first three-engine Ju 52
  • The road towards large-scale production
  • Civil war in Spain
  • Ju 52 : development before the Second World War
  • Ju 52s in Poland and Norway 1939-1940
  • The Ju 52, badly mauled in Holland and Belgium 1940
  • From the Battle of Britain to the Balkan War 1940/41
  • Ju 52s over the Balkans
  • Operation 'Mercury' : the last big airborne operation
  • Ju 52s fly supplies for Rommel
  • Ju 52s in the East and the Mediterranean, up to the end of 1941
  • The Ju 52MS 'Mausi'
  • Airlift Demyansk, Spring 1942
  • Mediterranean and North Africa 1942
  • Stalingrad 22 November to 2 February 1943
  • 1943 : reorganisation of the air transport units
  • In service until the bitter end, 1944/45
  • The French Ju 52, AAC1 Toucan
  • Ju 52s in Spain
  • Ju 52s after 1945.