Junkers JU 52 is No. 81 in the Warpaint series. When the late Richard Burton finally reveals the traitor at the end of ''Where Eagles Dare'' the gallant escapees continue their journey aboard a captured Junkers Ju52. While the great Burton is no longer with us his ride home still is. Although the Junkers Tri-motor would never achieve the fame and widespread use as its American counterpart, The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, it would still carve its niche in the annals of history.


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Thanks a bunch for this Tim. Iron Annie is one of my personal favorites. The Discovery Channel/Military Channel recently broadcast a great Wings of the Luftwaffe episode on it. One funny JU 52 story: Apparently during the Spanish Civil War when the Germans first started contributing aircraft (Ju 52s) Lufthansa hadn't quite yet cancelled passenger service to Spain so at the same time Lufthansa was flying passengers into and out of Spain with Ju 52s the Spanish/Germans were dropping bombs on them with Ju 52s. Apparently it was a bit embarrasing at the time. Anyway, funny story. Jim

The combat history of the Ju-52 didn't end in 1945. The French flew some after the war, in Algeria and Vietnam during their struggle to retain these countries as colonies. They also turned a few over to the Syrians, who used them against Israel in the 1948 war.