Junkers Ju 52
Last updated: 2026-04-21
The Junkers Ju 52 is a corrugated-metal trimotor transport powered by three BMW 132 radials, used as a prewar European airliner and the Luftwaffe's primary transport aircraft during WWII. It is a workhorse of European EASA general-aviation training fleets, used at both DTO and ATO operators for hour-building and rating progression. undefined
What is the Junkers Ju 52 used for in flight training?
The Ju 52 served as a training aircraft for multi-engine crew coordination in the early Luftwaffe, introducing crews to transport operations before transition to combat types. Several airworthy Ju 52s have survived in Europe, including examples that flew tourist flights in Switzerland until recently. The Swiss Air Force maintained Ju 52 operations into the 1980s for mountain supply missions. Surviving examples at the Technik Museum Speyer and private collectors represent irreplaceable living history.