Aircraft Photo of VH-BUW | Junkers Ju 52/3m | Gibbes Sepik Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VH-BUW
Aircraft Original Type:	Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Generic Type:	Junkers Ju 52
Aircraft Version:	Junkers Ju 52/3m
C/n (msn):	641375
Operator Titles:	Gibbes Sepik Airways

Location
City / Airport:	GorokaMap
Country:	Papua New Guinea
Airport Codes:	ICAO: AYGA IATA: GKA Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	9 February 1957 to 21 March 1957
Photo from:	Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:	198744

Photo Comment
Of Gibbes' three Ju52/3ms, VH-BUW was the only one with military service. It had been the personal aircraft of Field Marshall Albert Kesselring. It was flown to Sweden in April 1945 without the general. BUW arrived in Papua New Guinea on February 9, 1952. Crashed at Wau on March 21. With great difficulty it was transported by road back to Goroka and rebuilt. The work was completed in January 1959 with the new registration VH-GSW. Retired in 1960 and scrapped. This photo was added on 27 December 2019, and has since been viewed 740 times.

Photo Comment

Of Gibbes' three Ju52/3ms, VH-BUW was the only one with military service. It had been the personal aircraft of Field Marshall Albert Kesselring. It was flown to Sweden in April 1945 without the general. BUW arrived in Papua New Guinea on February 9, 1952. Crashed at Wau on March 21. With great difficulty it was transported by road back to Goroka and rebuilt. The work was completed in January 1959 with the new registration VH-GSW. Retired in 1960 and scrapped.

This photo was added on 27 December 2019, and has since been viewed 740 times.

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