Junkers Ju 52 aircraft

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airliner bomber aircraft military transport aircraft tri-motor aircraft

The Junkers Ju 52 was a German tri-motor transport and bomber aircraft widely used in the 1930s and World War II for troop transport, paratroop drops, and cargo missions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airliner → bomber aircraft → military transport aircraft → tri-motor aircraft →
construction	all-metal →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
crew	3 →
developedFrom	Junkers Ju 52/1m →
distinctiveFeature	corrugated metal skin →
engineType	radial piston engine →
firstFlight	1930 →
introduced	1932 →
manufacturer	Junkers →
manufacturerCode	Ju 52 →
nickName	Iron Annie → Tante Ju →
numberOfEngines	3 →
primaryUser	Deutsche Luft Hansa → Luftwaffe →
role	bomber → cargo transport → paratroop transport → troop transport →
serviceEntryOperator	Deutsche Luft Hansa →
status	retired from military service →
typicalPassengerCapacity	17 →
usedBy	Argentina → Bolivia → Brazil → Chile → China → Croatia → Finland → France → Germany → Hungary → Norway → Portugal → Portugal Air Force → South Africa → Soviet Union → Spain → Sweden → Switzerland →
usedFor	airborne operations → medical evacuation → supply missions →
usedInConflict	Spanish Civil War → World War II →
variant	Junkers Ju 52/3m →
wingType	low-wing monoplane →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bombing of Guernica ("Junkers Ju 52 bombers") →	aircraftUsedByCondorLegion
Junkers Ju 52 ("Junkers Ju 52/1m") →	developedFrom
CASA ("Junkers Ju 52") →	licenseProducedAircraft
Junkers Ju 52 ("Ju 52") →	manufacturerCode
Junkers ("Junkers Ju 52") →	produced
BMW 132 ("Junkers Ju 52") →	usedInAircraft
Condor Legion →	uses
Junkers Ju 52 ("Junkers Ju 52/3m") →	variant