Aircraft Photo of 6821 | Junkers Ju 52/3m g4e | Germany - Air Force | AirHistory.net #130278
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:6821
Military Code:VB-UP
Aircraft Original Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Generic Type:Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Version:Junkers Ju 52/3m g4e
C/n (msn):6821
Operator Titles:Germany - Air Force
Location
City / Area:Hartvikvatnet [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Norway
 
Photo Date:19 April 1940 to 10 June 1940
Photo from:Ruud van Ommeren Collection
Photo ID: 130278
Photo Comment

On 13 April 1940 eleven Ju 52s landed on frozen Hartvig Lake to fly in a mountain artillery battery for the German troops in Narvik. Only one could take off again. Norwegian forces drove the Germans from the lake and tried to prepare three of the Ju 52s for their own use. Despite empty fuel drums strapped underneath the aircraft selected by the Norwegians, all ten Ju 52s on the lake eventually sank. Five were salvaged in good condition in the 1980s and 6821 is preserved in Speyer.

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