<strong>'Auntie Ju' Ju-52 (D-AQUI): </strong>German airline Lufthansa is preserving its aviation heritage. It has restored an example of the Junkers Ju-52 (also known as "Tante Ju" or "Auntie Ju"), which was the workhorse of many airlines and air forces around the world. This one, D-AQUI, started its operational life in 1936 and has been back in Lufthansa's fleet since 1984.
'Auntie Ju' Ju-52 (D-AQUI): German airline Lufthansa is preserving its aviation heritage. It has restored an example of the Junkers Ju-52 (also known as "Tante Ju" or "Auntie Ju"), which was the workhorse of many airlines and air forces around the world. This one, D-AQUI, started its operational life in 1936 and has been back in Lufthansa's fleet since 1984.
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<strong>Back in the air: </strong>D-AQUI has a packed schedule of experience flights in the summer months. "It is not unusual to have elderly people, who flew on Ju-52 when they were very young, take their grandchildren on board," explains a Lufthansa spokesman.
Back in the air: D-AQUI has a packed schedule of experience flights in the summer months. "It is not unusual to have elderly people, who flew on Ju-52 when they were very young, take their grandchildren on board," explains a Lufthansa spokesman.
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<strong>Inside D-AQUI's cockpit: </strong>Taking care of such an old aircraft represents a challenge for the maintenance crews. Parts and spares are hard to come by and very often they have to be manufactured from scratch.
Inside D-AQUI's cockpit: Taking care of such an old aircraft represents a challenge for the maintenance crews. Parts and spares are hard to come by and very often they have to be manufactured from scratch.
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<strong>Lockheed L-1649A Super Constellation:</strong> Lufthansa is rebuilding a Lockheed Super Constellation -- dubbed a Super Star -- similar to this L-1049C model from 1954. It bought three examples at auction in 2008 and will create one operational version with modern avionics and a state-of-the-art digital cockpit.
Lockheed L-1649A Super Constellation: Lufthansa is rebuilding a Lockheed Super Constellation -- dubbed a Super Star -- similar to this L-1049C model from 1954. It bought three examples at auction in 2008 and will create one operational version with modern avionics and a state-of-the-art digital cockpit.
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<strong> Boeing 737-200 Landshut (D-ABCE): </strong>The Boeing 737-200 known as Landshut was the target of a hijacking after taking off from Majorca in 1977. The captain was killed and it was diverted to Mogadishu, Somalia, before all 86 passengers were liberated.
Boeing 737-200 Landshut (D-ABCE): The Boeing 737-200 known as Landshut was the target of a hijacking after taking off from Majorca in 1977. The captain was killed and it was diverted to Mogadishu, Somalia, before all 86 passengers were liberated.
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<strong>Landshut returns home: </strong>The aircraft continued in service but was retired to Fortaleza airport in Brazil in 2008. The German government bought it in 2017 and Lufthansa Technik specialists flew out to disassemble it and load it into a giant Antonov AN 124 cargo plane. It was flown back to Friedrichshafen, where it will be displayed at the Dornier museum.
Landshut returns home: The aircraft continued in service but was retired to Fortaleza airport in Brazil in 2008. The German government bought it in 2017 and Lufthansa Technik specialists flew out to disassemble it and load it into a giant Antonov AN 124 cargo plane. It was flown back to Friedrichshafen, where it will be displayed at the Dornier museum.
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