Seen in the static park at the first open day at the IWM Duxford facility. Ex-Portuguese AF. Moved to Duxford in September 1973. Being restored by East Anglian Aviation Society members at the time of the shot and wearing temporary basic Luftwaffe markings. Later marked as "4V-GH". To Krakow Aviation Museum, Poland in 2012. Still present in 2023.

Seen in the static park at the first open day at the IWM Duxford facility. Ex-Portuguese AF. Moved to Duxford in September 1973. Being restored by East Anglian Aviation Society members at the time of the shot and wearing temporary basic Luftwaffe markings. Later marked as "4V-GH". To Krakow Aviation Museum, Poland in 2012. Still present in 2023.

Delivered to the French Air Force in 1948. To the Portuguese Air Force as 6316 in 1960. Donated to the Imperial War Museum in September 1973. Repainted into Luftwaffe colours. Later marked as IZ-NK. To the Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego. Krakow, Poland in 2012.

Delivered to the French Air Force as 291 in 1946. To Portugal as 6310 in 1960. Made the last Portuguese Air Force Ju.52 flight in 1973 and stored at Alverca. To the TAM Museum, Sao Carlos, Brazil for preservation by 2000.

Delivered to the French Air Force as 205 in 1946. To Portugal as 6311 in 1960. Stored at Alverca in 1968. Preserved at Melun-Villlaroche, France from 2011.

This aircraft was delivered to the French Air Force in 1947. It was flown to Munich-Riem Airport for the Deutsches Museum in 1957. It has recently been refurbished and returned to display following a number of years' absence.

The main hangar at this museum has been completely refurbished and reorganised since my last visit six years ago. This 'Ju-52' Toucan has a new winter scheme and now hangs from the roof. Originally this plane was one of 22 Ju-52s that served with the Portuguese AF (ex 6316), some of which came from Germany and the others from France just after the war. They remained in service until the late-60s. This plane was presented to the IWM Duxford by the Portuguese Govt. in 1973 and came to the Krakow museum in May 2013.

Built in 1946, it started life as F-BBYB with STA-Société Transatlantique Aérienne registered in Aug-1946. From Sep-1947 to 1948 it was leased to COSARA in then French Indochina. In Oct-1948 it went to the French Air Force as 222. In 1950 it was delivered to the Yugoslavian Air Force where it was serialled 7208. From 1951 to 1953 it flew temporarily as YU-ACF with JAT. At an unknown date it was converted with P&W R-1340 engines. It made its last flight in 1965 when it flew to Belgrade where it was stored. In Jul-1969 it became part of the Muzej Vazduhoplovstva Beograd. Click here for a photo from its earlier life as F-BBYB.

I'm not an expert on military aircraft. What I do know is that this is officially 216 and was painted up as 334 only because the former curator and director of the Musée de l'Air, General Lissarague, flew serial 334 in Indochina.

[Nikon D300s + Nikkor AF-S 35mm/1,8]

French-built AAC-1 visiting Ringway on a charter from/to Nantes in 1946. Aircraft later served the French Air Force using its c/n as serial.

Now in a museum in Poland. [Nikon D300s + Nikkor AF-S 35mm/1,8]