Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The JU-52 I photographed was flying almost 30 years back. If it is still airborne it would be part of the famed Confederate Air Force. Might be interesting to find out. Walt Raimo K wrote: > The only Ju-52 still flying that I know is owned by Lufthansa. > All the best! > Raimo K > Personal photography homepage at: > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" > <marcsmall@comcast.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>; <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:38 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Tri Motor > > >> At 04:16 PM 11/10/2006, Roy Feldman wrote: >> >>> Is that a Ford Tr-Motor or a JU-52? Quite a few years ago author >>> Martin >>> Cadin bought one (a JU-52) that still flew. Rattled and leaked but >>> still >>> got airborne. :-) >>> >>> It is the ford tri-motor that carried Adm.Byrd over the first air >>> crossing >>> of the South Pole. >> >> >> I believe that there are several JU-52's still flying commercially. >> I know that there are still several Ford Tri-Motors flying >> commerically: I have ridden in one such. >> >> Marc >> >> >> msmall@aya.yale.edu >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >