Keywords: junkers ju 52 ju52 historic preserved lufthansa duxford flying legends flyinglegends gutless pussy gutlesspussy outdoor I try to live a life that I can be reasonably happy with, but I confess I am deeply ashamed of myself. I've known for months, maybe longer, that the amazing, iconic Berlin Tempelhof Airport was going to cease operations and I was too much of a pussy to just book a flight and go and see it. It was too expensive, or I couldn't get the holidays, or I didn't have the time...and now it's closed. And I've since learned that minutes before they doused the lights at midnight two planes took off in parallel. One was a DC-3, the other was a Junkers Ju 52. In fact it was this Junkers Ju 52, photographed here at the wonderful Flying Legends show at Duxford. This craft is preserved in pristine condition by the Lufthansa Traditionsflag, and I'm proud to have seen her flying - even if it was in the wrong place. Farewell Tempelhof - I'm sorry I let you down. I try to live a life that I can be reasonably happy with, but I confess I am deeply ashamed of myself. I've known for months, maybe longer, that the amazing, iconic Berlin Tempelhof Airport was going to cease operations and I was too much of a pussy to just book a flight and go and see it. It was too expensive, or I couldn't get the holidays, or I didn't have the time...and now it's closed. And I've since learned that minutes before they doused the lights at midnight two planes took off in parallel. One was a DC-3, the other was a Junkers Ju 52. In fact it was this Junkers Ju 52, photographed here at the wonderful Flying Legends show at Duxford. This craft is preserved in pristine condition by the Lufthansa Traditionsflag, and I'm proud to have seen her flying - even if it was in the wrong place. Farewell Tempelhof - I'm sorry I let you down. |