It's a bitter end for an aircraft that inspires a sense of nostalgia for many: the three-engine, low-wing Junkers JU 52 has been gathering dust in the corner of a hangar at Johannesburg’s international airport for ages.
These days, air-worthy versions of the German-made plane are few and far between, with just a handful left worldwide.
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