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Junkers Ju 52/3m LIBYAN CLIPPER 450 Sqn RAAF AWM P03372.005 via Brendan Cowan 
     
 

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Nil ? ? Junkers Ju.52/3M 450 Sqn

This Luftwaffe’s transport aircraft Junkers Ju 52/3m was captured intact by the Australian forces at Ain-El Gazala, Libya, repainted with the Royal Australian Air Force’s roundels and nicknamed "Libyan Clipper".
The aircraft was used by 450 Squadron RAAF to transport mail, food supplies and small items from Cairo and back to the front line, doing two or three trips each week.
Lord Casey, Governor General of Australia, came in this aircraft to see the men of the squadron. 1943.

 
 
 

     

     

The Author of this page is Darren Crick updated by Brendan Cowan

Source:  Australian War Memorial, National Archives of Australia,

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Updated 13 December 2018
 

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