I flew over greater Johannesburg in the 80’s in our once pristine ZS-AFA ex SAA JU52 - the smell, sound and view over the huge corrugated wing with the obvious engine fuel gauge stalks and the crew working furiously throughout the approach, pumping and turning wheels and getting up then sitting down again, it was an amazing experience now quite rare since she’s now relegated to a museum, brought back to me vividly by this video... so thanks.

Without question...the best flight video which I have ever watched, it is simply superb!

I happened on this video and my mind went immediately to Stalingrad. I flew into Gumrak airfield near Volgograd two summers ago on a historical tour and also read much of the final evacuations of the wounded in 1942 as the Russians closed in on the Kessel during the dead of winter. That, plus being a former AF pilot, combined to make this more than just a pleasant aerial sojourn over southern Germany. Thank you for the touch of history.

A masterpiece of German engineering

Wonderful! That`s the real feeling of being airborne in a video. In my life I had twice the chance to do the same up to now!

I love the bmw emblem at the yoke like in every bmw car

Gorgeous scenery! Love the plane too. A very nice example. It was such a nice day, I would have thought the guys would hang their elbows out the windows. Wonderful vid - thanks for sharing.

Great video! I love the JU 52. Amazing plane. I flew also on this HB-HOS. Cheers!

Beautiful airplane, beautiful landscape. Thanks!

In 1992 I had the pleasure of meeting an elderly German couple. Hans spoke of being a JU 52 pilot flying resupply missions to North Africa. Wonderful conversation and happy for it.

Look at all that beautiful countryside. All those humble little villages, hamlets & towns. It's like the two Great Wars never even happened there. ❤

Wonderful! Always been a favourite of mine, Great views from the driving seat.... ACE !

I got to fly the CAF JU52 years ago. Crosscountry and airshows were great adventures. Perhaps the most fun of any aircraft in the CAF fleet other than fighters. The '"office" in this one appears to be beautifully restored.

Awesome video Rainer! If I ever get a Junkers Ju 52, I'm ready to go now lol. Thumbs up! Cheers, Bob

I remember when i was a kid, i used to see this wonderfull plane, droping parachutists ( training ) near my town ( ENTRONCAMENTO ) in Portugal and it was from an air base - BASE Aérea 3 TANCOS - in the center of my country. All the kids was crazy when we saw this magnificent "BIRD". My phather- in- law, Sargeant José Pereira Ribeiro, was the engineer in a JU 82 crew. Thank you very much for this awesome video.

Three were flown to PNG 1950’s VH BUU VH BUV VH BUW I’m 71 and flew in them often from Madang Goroka. Near wet myself when left alone in cockpit for early morning run up sat 11yrs old. Many times watched them return on only two engines (Pratt & Whitney conversions) Great to fly. Again in your video thanks. Nicko

i had the honor myself to fly with it. one of the greatest moments of my life

Great advertisement for BMW motors. Love those air cooled radials.

Wunderschönes Video, erste Sahne, kein unnötiges Gelaber. Er komt rüber, der Moment in dem du spürst, das Luft trägt, fliegen pur ! In diesem Jahr war ich noch bei LH im Ausbilddungszentrum in Frankfurt, wegen der neuen 747 - 8, ich liebe den Jumbo, aber was für ein Unterschied, beeindrukend.

Well done gentlemen, thank you for sharing. Greetings from France.

War sehr Interessant die Instrumente zu Beobachten während des Starts ,Flug und Landung! Vielen Dank!

My uncle who has since passed away, was good friends with a pilot who flew the Junkers Ju 52 during the war. He had carried Adolf Hitler around. One day, as they were coming in on opproach, the aircraft came under allied fire, and they had to ditch the plane near the edge of a forest. years later, the aircraft , was found, rebuilt, and flown to an airshow in upstate New York. I have that airshow book , with the pilots signature in it. Thanks for the video! Looks like an awesome ride !!

Such a beautiful sounding aircraft and cockpit.

"Get in nerd, we're gonna drop paratroopers over Crete."

Vielen Dank für diese Einladung um mit die Tante Ju in die Cockpit mit zu vliegen. Das wunderbare Gesumm von die 3 Motoren ! Herzliche Grüßen aus Antwerpen, Roger :-)

I watched all of them , very professional.Compliments. Im cameraman and i work as war corespondent in all over the conclict teritories for 23 years. But my intress is much more second WW. Bless you.

Tolles Video. ..absolut Klasse. Ich hatte vor einigen Jahren die Ehre in genau dieser Ju einen Flug von Dübendorf aus zu machen. Ein absolut unvergessliches Erlebniss. Danke für das Video. Allzeit guten Flug!!

Thanks for share this wonderfull video . I really enjoyed

Very 👍 I saw the one on display in Dayton and could not believe how small they are, same with the ju 88

Been on a pleasure flight with exactly this aircraft a couple of years ago, take off speed was 85 mph (!), felt like far beyond the law of physics

Was für ein geiler sound, ich werd wahnsinnig xD ^^

Great video.......love the BMW logo!!So cool!

wonderful to see the legendary Aunt Ju flying again thrust by 3 German engineering masterpieces = BMW engines

Really great perspective . Thanks guys.fantastic.

Klasse Video über die Tante Ju !

Alleswasspassmacht -- Great video, thanks for posting! It definitely hat spass macht for me! :-)

I got a chance to go inside a Ju-52 at Philly International Airport back in the late 80’s. It was flying under Lufthansa. Great experience.

wow, that shiny bmw logo were historically accurate ! I'm impressed, after seeing so many faded BMW emblem on the road...

Super Video .

Mit Junkers erkannt, wie schön ist das Land!

Thanks for the video, i can fly a plane now

The BMW logo 😍

Wunderschön. Das ist halt noch Fliegen. Hatte 1978 den PPL in Kempten-Durach/Allgäu gemacht. Leider habe ich ihn nicht mehr, zu wenig Flugstunden. Einer meiner Lehrer war ein alter Herr, Herr Müller, der im WK II die JU 52 geflogen ist. Und wenn ich das Video hier so sehe, dann kommt mir das ein bisschen vor wie damals auch die Flugstunden mit der Piper PA 18. Man hat die Bewegungen genau gespürt und hat noch mit den Händen gemerkt, was da in der Luft mit dem Flugzeug vor sich geht. Das schöne Knattern der Motoren hört sich einfach wunderbar an und man sieht auch hier im Video, wie die Piloten noch manuell und mit viel Gefühl jeden Handgriff machen und wie die Maschine reagiert. Das hat mit Videos aus dem Cockpit eines modernen Flugzeugs nicht viel gemeinsam. Danke fürs Hochladen.

Super, als Segelflieger kenne ich den Platz und die JU fasziniert sowie so alt und jung! Prima! Weitter so!

really worth watching - thank you!

What is the co-pilot pumping/cranking on the final approach? The trim wheels don't seem to require anything like that kind of cranking to adjust them, and there are no landing gear to manually lower. Yet I can see him pumping or cranking something for a while. The pneumatic system is pressurized by the engines, isn't it?

Danke für diesen tollen Film !!! 👋😍😍😍👍

Very cool plane! 👍👍👍

Junkers ju 52s were among best transport aircraft ever fine combat record during ww2 most well known for battle of Crete in 1941

Beautiful, I repeat betetween min. 4' & 5' the song of this engines

This is the best flight simulator I have ever seen. The graphics look so real.

no prop govs? and is the manifold pressure gauge right from the pilot´s altimeter?

What a beautiful old lady with the BMW logo's, many people do not realise this is where the BMW car badge originates frommafter WW2.

14:06 these 3 red lamps flickering are showing low fuel or low oil pressure due to low rpm ?

Love that plane. What was it with the copilot bouncing his head back and forth for?

very nice the Sound of motors

Awesome :) thats an NICE bird :)

Great video! Thanks.

TOP Video !!!!

Einfach Genial deine Videos. Rainer The Best

i can remember this old bird from an airshow in my country norway many years ago but that ju 52 didn't have the standard ju 52 engine some newer engines and it had german markings

Bekommt man einen guten Eindruck von dieser schönen Maschine.

Interesting approach

Jest piekna!! JU.

FANTASTIC.

14:40 What is that control just above the pilot's hand on the throttles? The one with the red button in the middle, and the red and yellow switches arranged around it?

Funktioniert die Klappensteuerung mit Seilen oder Hydraulisch? Ist es das Rad neben dem Sitz?🤔

Awesome sound!

Gotta Love these REAL airplanes.

Look at all the BMW logos

Look at her. Purring like a kitten. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

I enjoyed the flight. I like the view, but my interest in the instrument cluster during the flight could have been more visible. The panorama for me could share equal time with views of the instrument cluster especially during landing and changing course through turns and altitude changes. All that said I appreciate the flight and great piloting.

Awesome Video

Can someone help me what is that cylinder tube with the red thing in it fuild with fluid that sits behind the nose engine on this plane

A gorgeous girl and those engines play beautiful music!

Cool stuff

Obrigado. Tenho 2.500 horas no JU 52. Foi bom recordar. Obrigado

Wunderbar :)

Best WW2 Airplane Sim ever. From the 4K graphics, down to the shakey camera angles, very immersive. On a side note, that Garmin GPS looks a little out of place.

What does the cabin look like?

What’s the name of the aircraft lining up after ju 52?

I love the kick start

I have loved flying since the wheels lifted off the ground on the very first Cessna I ever got a ride in as a little kid in 1971. A year later, I got my own stick time in a Taylorcraft BC-12. I have always preferred flight in an aircraft with real character and charm, and yes, even sometimes a little of what today's generations might call 'discomfort'. A sardine-packed, amenity-poor flight on a tubeliner these days (and no offense intended to my former Alaska Airlines Captain brother-in-law) lacks any of the charm of even early flights on Boeing 727s, Douglas DC-9s, and the glorious B-747 I spent the better part of two days on in an overlong deployment in the Air Force. Give me a flight on a plane with "round engines" any day. I've flown aboard a Ford Tri-Motor, the elder brother to the superb Ju-52/3m. I can only hope one day to get a ride on this find old bird. My compliments to the operators and company backers of the glorious Tanta Ju. That's what Golden Age flying is all about.

Somewhere up there Hugo Junker is smiling that his hopes for his planes to service in commercial and transportation lives on,

Is there a box of Cointreu on board? Lets hope I don't get thirsty on the flight.

Super!

Is there a braking mechanism on these planes or do you let their weight ( and turning the engine RPM down) and inertia do the trick? And that wheel their turning; is that the flaps?

amazing

Awesome!

Tante Ju. What a machine.

sehr gutes Video!

Love the bmw steering wheels

takeoff at barely 1800RPM... that's so JUnique. :D beautiful video!

Great video of a great airplane, thanks for sharing. Hope this is not the same one that crashed recently?

So cool they had a touchscreen color computer in the top center way back then

Iron Annie will carry anything you can fit through the door. Land and takeoff in under a 1000' of grass, mud, snow, or two feet of water.

Super! Thank you very much for this video recording!

I wonder how much of the aircraft is genuine Ju52/3 and how much the CASA Spanish clone. We 'liberated' a couple of CASA the Spanish left behind, they were lined up on the runway when Captains Ito and Namara appeared; all but one of their pilots did a runner, the other played cartwheels. So waste not want not we added two of them to the junk we had lying around incl a dodgy Dewoitine D520.

oil pressure warning at idle ?? and why is oil temp of the two wing engines higher than on the center engine ?

I love that airplane