Nicknamed Tante Ju, or "Auntie Ju," the Junkers Ju 52/3m was a successful European airliner. Designed for Deutsche Luft Hansa in 1932, the Ju 52/3m was a tri-motor version of the single-engine Ju-52. It could carry 17 passengers or 3 tons of freight and had good short-field performance. By the mid-1930s, airlines throughout Europe and Latin America were flying them. In World War II, they were the Luftwaffe's primary transports, and some served as bombers.
A total of 4,835 Ju 52/3ms were built, including 170 under license by Construcciones Aeronauticas (CASA) in Spain and more than 400 by Ateliers Aeronautiques de Colombes in France. This airplane is a Spanish-built CASA 352-L. Lufthansa German Airlines acquired it for promotional flights, then donated it to the Smithsonian in 1987.
This object is on display in General Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
1945
Spain
CRAFT-Aircraft
Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A.
Junkers (CASA) Ju52; low wing tri-motor aircraft; natural corrugated aluminum finish with matte black painted on the nose and engine cowlings; Lufthansa livery with black letter text registration code "D-ADLH" painted on the aft fuselage.
Wingspan: 29 m (95 ft 2 in)
Length: 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Weight, empty: 5,346 kg (11,785 lb)
Weight, gross: 9,200 kg (20,282 lb)
Top speed: 290 km/h (180 mph)
Overall: Aluminum
A19880044000
Gift of Mr. Frank Beckmann
National Air and Space Museum
Open Access (CCO)
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