The Junkers Ju 52: the Luftwaffe's Workhorse (Luftwaffe at War 20)

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Автор: Morten Jessen

Название: The Junkers Ju 52: the Luftwaffe's Workhorse

Издательство: Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books

Серия: Luftwaffe at War №20

ISBN: 1853675091

Год: 2002

Формат: PDF

Страниц: 72

Размер: 105 Mb

Язык: English

The Ju 52 was an essential part of the Luftwaffe and it proved itself a versatile and reliable aircraft in almost six years of conflict. The Ju 52 first saw service as a civil airliner in the 1930s but, on the outbreak of war in 1939, it found a demanding role as the Luftwaffe's primary transport aircraft, deployed in the transportation of supplies and personnel and, on occasion, flying paratroopers to their target destination or evacuating wounded from isolated pockets. In 1942, for example, JU 52s were heavily involved in dropping supplies to trapped Wehrmacht personnel in Stalingrad and, later, in attempts to fly out wounded soldiers.