British European Airways acquired ten captured JU-52s after the war. I want to build a model of one, but can only find one photo on the ‘net plus this profile, which is probably suspect.Does anyone have any photos of them or know what colour the markings were – black or red?
By: Scouse - 9th June 2006 at 01:21
I thought about that but that’s not so!! The Cosford machine is not painted as a 1940s BEA machine. It is painted as G-AFAP which was one of three that the pre-war British Airways aquired in 1935 for cargo. BEA acquired 10 in 1946.
I’m happy to stand corrected on that one. Ho, hum, back to square one.
William
By: steve_p - 9th June 2006 at 00:40
I’ve got some b+w pics somewhere that suggest a lighter tone than black. I’ll dig them out.
Best wishes
Steve P
By: ALBERT ROSS - 8th June 2006 at 23:37
You could always base your model on the Cosford machine, which although a post-war Casa-built aircaft, is painted up as a 1940s BEA Jupiter-class.
William
I thought about that but that’s not so!! The Cosford machine is not painted as a 1940s BEA machine. It is painted as G-AFAP which was one of three that the pre-war British Airways aquired in 1935 for cargo. BEA acquired 10 in 1946.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 8th June 2006 at 23:35
I cannot speculate on its accuracy, but doesnt the Revell 1/48 Ju52 have a decal option to represent one of these aircraft?
On this example the reg etc are definitely painted red.
Don’t know if this helps.
Jay
Ahah, I didn’t know that – here it is, many thanks! Just need photos to confirm positioning?
By: Scouse - 8th June 2006 at 23:12
You could always base your model on the Cosford machine, which although a post-war Casa-built aircaft, is painted up as a 1940s BEA Jupiter-class.
William
By: DJ Jay - 8th June 2006 at 23:10
I cannot speculate on its accuracy, but doesnt the Revell 1/48 Ju52 have a decal option to represent one of these aircraft?
On this example the reg etc are definitely painted red.
Don’t know if this helps.
Jay
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June 8, 2006 at 11:02 pm