Ju52 Signals plane - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

RT · #1 16th January 2009, 07:23

Which unit COULD HV BEEN in need in aug. 44 of a Ju52 with signal equipment , QG ? NJG1 ? , craft hv to be handed over to Deelen

Remi

RT · #2 28th January 2009, 12:46

No answer ???

Nick Beale · #3 28th January 2009, 13:25

A Luftnachrichten Regiment.

RT · #4 28th January 2009, 17:37

Sounds logical, but as for 1944 I never found traces of these units, I imagined that they were disbanded..

remi

Nick Beale · #5 29th January 2009, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by RT

Sounds logical, but as for 1944 I never found traces of these units, I imagined that they were disbanded..

remi

They weren't disbanded, they were the organisations the Luftwaffe's radar and signals belonged to. I think I've seen an occasional reference to their having some aircraft attached to them.

SES · #6 29th January 2009, 11:34

Hi,
There was a version of the Ju 52, which was outfitted with an extensive communications suite. It was used as a make-shift control tower when a field was being used for aircraft operations, before a proper infrastructure could be established.
AFAIR they were used in connection with the airborne assaults on Aalborg and Oslo in April 1940. These airports were captured to serve as Luftwaffe bases supporting the invasion of Norway.
bregds
SES

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