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    Junkers Ju 52 Coming to White Plains on Monday

    Before World War II, some deranged German scientists captured a Douglas DC-3 and a Ford Tri-Motor, locked them in a lab, and forced them to procreate.

    The offspring was the Junkers Ju 52.


    Junkers Ju 52.

    (Okay, maybe that's not what happened, but that's what it looks like).

    Of the 6,000 Ju 52s eventually built (3,000 pre-war + 3,000 post-war), only 8 remain flying today.

    One of those is HB-HOT, a 1939 specimen originally built for the Swiss Army, and now sponsored by the German luggage manufacturer, Rimowa.

    HB-HOT made her way to Oshkosh this year, marking the first transatlantic crossing by a Ju 52 in over 75 years.

    I got to hop onboard for a few mins on Saturday and it was pretty awesome. I'll post more photos later.

    On her way home, I was told HB-HOT will be stopping in White Plains for three days starting Monday.

    I don't have a an arrival time, and not sure if FlightAware can be relied on to track her, but I'll update here if I get any info.


    Throttle controls.


    Ju 52 flight demo.
    Last edited by Matt Molnar; 2012-07-30 at 03:16 PM.
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    Would be nice to catch this one :-)

    I see the last known entry in FlightAware was on the 14th. Only other flight today from KOSH to KHPN was a Phenom... :-(

    We'll I will keep an eye on it and see if it is worth the trip.
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    Hearing of sightings over Manhattan in the past few minutes!
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Noooooo... really? I can see the Hudson Corridor from my window in Wash Heights... I've heard nothing

    Too bad HPN is HORRIBLE for pics on the ground ...
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    Anyone have any more information about this, ill be on the ramp @ hpn in a few hours and if its in town u can count on me to snap some pictures. Can't track it cause of work but if anyone knows anything id love to know as well!

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    Yeah, I'd like to know where it may be parked and if there is any photo op from the fence :-) I can see the ramps a bit from the GA area by the tower but even then, it is pretty darn obscure over there :-)

    Thank you KHPN!
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    Sounds like it'll be parked at Panorama until at least Saturday...

    https://www.facebook.com/NYCAviation...50240508385122
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    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Confirmed on the ground at HPN.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Heard the confirmation for this flight today. To bad I can't be there...

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    Is this the airplane that used to belong to the late author, Martin Caidin?

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    Quote Originally Posted by snydersnapshots View Post
    Is this the airplane that used to belong to the late author, Martin Caidin?
    Same type but I think that one is owned by Lufthansa now.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Flying north up the Hudson River. Just passed the GWB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter View Post
    Sounds like it'll be parked at Panorama until at least Saturday...

    https://www.facebook.com/NYCAviation...50240508385122
    May be up in the new Rochelle area Saturday morning so I may swing by to get a gander.

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    I saw it flying south along the Hudson River right in front of my apt. window in NJ. I sprung off the couch as I heard different engine sound.....

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