RNoAF Junkers Ju 52/3m

RNoAF Junkers Ju 52/3M F.400

TYPE: Reconnaissance and bomber aircraft
AMOUNT IN NORWEGIAN SERVICE: 1

PRIMARY ARMAMENT

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  • 1x 7.92x57mm Light Colt M/29 Scout Machine Gun

    -Placement: Turret, rear roof
    -Muzzle velocity: 770m/s (3300 atm pressure)
    -Ammunition capasity: 250 rounds (1x belt)
    -Manufacturer: Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk
    -Constructor: Colt

  • 1x Submersible 7.92x57mm Light Colt M/29 Scout Machine Gun nacelle

    -Placement: Submersible gun nacelle
    -Muzzle velocity: 770m/s (3300 atm pressure)
    -Ammunition capasity: 250 rounds (1x belt)
    -Manufacturer: Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk
    -Constructor: Colt

SECONDARY ARMAMENT

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Various external bombs up to 500 kilogram

TECHNICAL DATA
Wingspan: 29.25m
Lenght: 19.2m
Eignes: 3x 660 Hp BMW 132A
Top speed: 290 Km/h
Cruise speed: 260 Km/h
Range: 1.200 Km
Service Ceiling: 5.900 m
Empty Weight: 5.720 kg
max. Takeoff Weight: 10.500 kg
Wing Area: 110.5 m²
Height: 5.55 m
Developed from: Junkers Ju 52/1m
Production Range: 1932-1952
First Flight: 07.03.1932

SERIAL NO - TAIL NUMBER - TIME IN SERVICE & FATE
172 - F.400 - 12.01.1940 - 09.04.1940 - 1 flight section Solo*Gressholmen, April 1940 left behind there

HISTORY
Norwegian civil aircraft are and were obliged to mobilize in a war situation. Det Norske Luftfartsselskap (DNL) three Junkers Ju 52 and one Junkers W34 Ternen naturally belonged to the Navy’s Air Force. Before the outbreak of war, the planes had been used in scheduled traffic along the coast up to Tromsø. The newest of them, the Hauken, from 1937 was already delivered prepared as a bomber from the factory with reinforcements, machine gun mounts and a submersible machine gun nacelle. This aircraft was leased by the Navy’s Air Force and painted in the Navy’s colors with 400 on the screed. It was put into service on 12 January 1940 and flew coastal patrol with its main base at Karljohansvern in Horten. The other aircraft were to be incorporated into the Marine Air Force as they came in for periodic maintenance from the autumn of 1940. The F.400 was for inspection at Gressholmen near Oslo during the invasion and was taken by the Germans there, like the other DNL aircraft. in the summer of 1940 they were incorporated into Lufthansa’s fleet and flew in traffic between Oslo and Tromsø. The Hawk crashed in Hommelvik in March 1943, the others continued in German service and were taken over by the Norwegian authorities in 1945

SKETCH (Showing the layout of the Norwegian design)

SKINS

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SKIN WHILE SERVING DNL - Det Norske Luftfartsselskap

PICTRUES

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Junkers Ju 52/3m — ImgBB

SOURCES

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https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/norske-militarfly-9788271286873?

https://www.norli.no/boker/dokumentar-og-fakta/historie-og-dokumentar/krig-og-historie/luftforsvarets-historie-fortalt-gjennom-75-gjenstander?

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This post was made by
Til_Dovre_Faller
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Update:
-Updated armament with pictures as i now know the machineguns used
-Added a new picture of the plane, not just an illustration
-The plane could carry up to 500kg in bombs, carried externally

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