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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1955Vol. XXVI, No.5

inkers Fly Again

p. 19 · Read in the full issue

[?]appy Returns inkers Fly Again New Guinea

uNKERS aircraft, which put

[New Guinea on the air ighting map in pre-war New inea, have returned to the

rritory.

hbbes’ Sepik Airways have already m in one machine from Sweden [ two more are on order for 1956 very. wner of the air company, Cap l Bobby Gibbes, landed a JUS2 — t-war version of the famous pre [ planes—at Goroka in November, h him was Mr. Gustaf Jerineil, I had flown with him from jkholm by way of Germany, Italy, th Africa, Karachi, Rangoon, japore, the Philippines and )ng in Dutch New Guinea, ibbes was refused permission to I on or to cross Indonesian terri tie JUS2, like its predecessors, is w-wing monoplane with a high •load. It is capable of landing taking off in 350 yards. ; was Junkers aircraft that made ossible for Bulolo Gold Dredging xploit the rich alluvial gold de ls in the Bulolo Valley, rery part of the dredges which led the alluvial flat was flown >y Junkers aircraft in the late and early 30’s. Only a Junkers at that time, capable of carry the largest single component of edge—the tumblershaft. The full 7 of the achievements of these les was told in the Quarter bury issue of the PIM in July,