There was also a completely new cargo concept at the time based on rapidly interchangeable armament sets - from ambulance aircraft to troop carriers, from parachute jumpers' aircraft to flying lecture theatres (to name just a few of many possibilities) - which became trend-setting for the development of modern air cargo concepts! All these many variants and special equipment are explained here in detail in the text and shown on many illustrations - on precise crack, section and detail drawings, on countless often rare original photos from service, and finally on magnificent colour profiles with several examples of different paints and markings. Informative tables as well as clear organisational charts for the division of the operational units complete this detailed work.
It is perhaps the most famous transport aircraft of all time: The Junkers Ju 52, the legendary Aunt Ju! Robust and practical as she was, she proved herself on almost all fronts of World War II... This volume now shows how versatile this classic aircraft was: Not only was "Aunt Jus" available as a passenger aircraft or cargo plane, with wheels or floats, as a makeshift bomber or minesweeper...
