Historic aircraft JU 52 now a hangar queen in South Africa


By AGENCY
The Junkers 52, Lufthansa’s historic plane known lovingly as Auntie Ju. — dpa/Boris Roessler

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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