Another interesting puzzle. The Ju 52 production list quickly revealed the aircraft name, but also that Lufthansa had four Iron Annies named Olaf Bielenstein between 1935 and 1945. The source says that in the background is a 'German naval station', implying a wartime shot. However, a look under the wing rules out D-AVAJ, D-AIAG and D-ASHB, so this must be the prewar incarnation, D-APOR. She was photographed on floats at Oslo - Gressholmen airport in 1936. To Syndicato Condor as PP-CBF in 1938. To Argentine air force in 1946 as T-155. To Argentine ministry of Agriculture in 1951 as LV-ZBH and even returned to service as late as 1956 - much the same career as D-APEF. Photo from: National Museum of Denmark

ex Spanish Air Force T.2B-165, D-CIAK

ABA flew to Zürich via Berlin for a short period in 1939. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

Built in 1935. Another shot confirms aircraft name below cabin windows. To Syndicato Condor in 1938 as PP-CBG. To Argentine air force in 1946 as T-156. To Argentine ministry of Agriculture in 1950 as a crop duster, LV-ZBI. Crashed in 1953 with four fatalities, but repaired by 1956. Deregistered in June 1959. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

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.

Arrived at Rand Airport on delivery on 5 Nov 1934 (with ZS-AFA and ZS-AFB), and was registered to S.A. Lugdiens on 3 Dec 1934. The registration was cancelled on 30 Mar 1938, and the aircraft was returned to Junkers, becoming D-AGFD. Also carries "S.A.S. & H." titles, which stands for Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (South African Railways and Harbours).

Part of the indoor exhibit at the Aviodrome Museum. Showing the airdrops on the day of the German invation in the Netherlands, 10 May 1940. The floor covered with a picture of the dutch landscape. The righthand wing and engine were removed for this display.

Photo taken at the Aerospace Museum at RAF Cosford

First flown on 18 July 1936, this was the sole Ju 52 owned by DDL before WWII. The forward fuselage was painted red. After the outbreak of the war, 'Denmark' was painted on the roof, with Danish flags on wings and tail surfaces. DDL was allowed to carry on under the German occupation of Denmark. Selandia crashed near Vienna - Aspern on 18 December 1942.

Ex A-702, Crashed 2018, August 4

Operated by the Bayer pharmaceutical company from November 1937, both as an executive aircraft and as a 'flying pharmacy' for urgent supplies. This was its first foreign trip. Outfitted in Hamburg in early 1938 with four reclining seats and cargo hold for 1800 kg or six more seats. Maintained by Lufthansa, flown by Bayer crew under Paul Schlafke who is speaking to the Dutch press here. Commandeered by the Luftwaffe as an ambulance aircraft on 1 September 1939. Shot down by a P-40 on 24 June 1942 on a flight from North Africa. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

The fate of the C-352L is unknown. It was wfu around 1971 and temporarily stored at Getafe around that time. The year in which this photo was taken needs confirmation.