A pre-WW-II transport/airliner built by Junkers, the Ju 52 is on display at the ND Centennial Air Show. Saturday 8/19/1989, at the old Hector Airport terminal. This German tri motor restored by the CAF.

While in use by the Deutsche Lufthansa the Ju 52 had proved to be an extremely reliable passenger airplane and was, therefore, adopted by the Luftwaffe as a standard aircraft model. Between 1939 and 1944, 2,804 Ju 52s were delivered to the Luftwaffe. The Ju 52 could carry eighteen fully equipped soldiers, or twelve stretchers when used as an air ambulance. Transported material was loaded and unloaded through side doors by means of a ramp. Air dropped supplies were jettisoned through two double chutes; supply containers were dropped by parachute through the bomb-bay doors, and paratroopers jumped through the side doors.A tow coupling was built into the tail-skid for use in towing freight gliders. The Ju 52 could tow up to two DFS 230 gliders. -wiki