[pmotch]

I am aware that the SS was moved... but that was prior to the timeframe we are talking about.
The distance between the SS and the BT is rougly 6000 ft/1850 meters. That in itself is a decent size runway UNTIL you take into consideration the two obstacles.

The SS is a 220 foot tall obstacle, and the BT comes in at 90 feet. Not the toughest thing to either fly over or avoid.. but again, it changes to approach path to the runway and also changes the amount of useable runway you have.
Add to that, smoke and low vis, plus debris and just can't picture a JU52 landing their under anything but ideal conditions.
April '45 was anything but ideal!

Also, the wingspan of a JU52 in roughly 97 feet long. The width of the Ave was roughly 110 feet. Not much margin for error.

I have also read that the lights poles WERE removed to make it a runway, yet I've also seen pictures of the Ave after the Fall of Berlin with the light poles standing there!

Pretty confusing yet VERY interesting at the same time~