Lufthansa used to operate a restored JU52 on pleasure flights as well as some commercial routes. Back in the day managed to get a flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg in it. Originally built in 1936, I remember it was quite noisy… Fortunately it landed in Hamburg, as advertised, so the passengers didn’t have to jump out over the airport with a parachute…. Really interesting chat with the flight crew on its history, restoration, including integration of modern avionics for nav and comms, and flying it. Both port and starboard nacelles has a mirror on them (you can see the round one on the starboard side) the crew advised these were for synchronising the props, as the crew could see the centre engine prop in the mirror of both the L/H and R/H engine, and synchronise both outboard engines to the centre engine. Astonishingly simple!
My favourite. Shunted along with 2 Rolls Royce Avons I believe. Little did I know that when I grew up I’d be working with RR Avons all around me. Albeit pumping gas and not intercepting Russians
