Alan Minyard wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:27:54 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


"Alan Minyard" wrote in message
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The JU-52 was a contemporary of the DC-3, which was clearly a far more
advanced and noteworthy aircraft.


Contemporary? The Ju-52 first flew in October 1930, more than five years
before the DC-3. That's a fairly long time in a period where aviation
technology was advancing rather rapidly.

The DC-2 (which was as similar to the DC-3 as the Ju-52 was to its latter iterations)
first flew on 1 July 1933. Three years makes them "contemporary" in my book.

Al Minyard

Who cares Al? DLH had a whole bunch of world class aircraft that set a
bunch of records including the Junkers G.24, Junkers 52, Junkers G.38
(the Jumbo of the '30s with a bar and salon plus wing viewports) and
of course the modern Fw 200 Condor that flew record flights from
Berlin-New York and Berlin-Tokyo.
Other aircraft that were adapted from a civilian role to a military
one included: the He-111, Ju-90 series, Dornier flying boats, and
giant Bv 222.
Even so, the occupied French built two advanced high-wing Bv-144
transports that could have been Europe's medium range airliner
postwar:

(a rare photo): http://net.bialystok.pl/~hess/b/blohm_bv_144_fot_01.jpg

Rob

p.s. Al, your anti-German hatred is showing. Who doesn't love the
Ju-52? It is one of the world's greatest civilian aircraft of all
time.