Junkers F.13 - Operators

Operators

Afghanistan
  • Afghan Air Force acquired four aircraft from 1924 through 1928.
Argentina
  • Argentine Air Force
Austria
  • Austrian Air Force (1927-1938)
  • Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG (ÖLAG) started flying with F.13 and operated 24 aircraft
Bolivia
  • Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano received the first F.13 as a gift from the German community on the occasion of the centennial of Bolivian independence.
Brazil
  • Syndicato Condor - Serviços Aéreos Condor
  • Varig
Chile
  • Chilean Air Force
China
Bulgaria
  • Bulgarian Air Force
  • Bunavad operated two aircraft between 1927 and 1928.
Colombia
  • SCADTA (Avianca)
  • Colombian Air Force
Free City of Danzig
  • Danziger Luftpost
  • Lloyd Ostflug
Estonia
  • Aeronaut operated F.13 between 1922 and 1927.
Finland
  • Aero Airways
  • Kauhajoki Flying Club
  • Finnish Air Force
  • Finnish Border Guard
France
Germany
  • Junkers Luftverkehr, primary user until merger with Deutscher Aero Lloyd into Deutsche Luft Hansa
  • Deutsche Luft Hansa operated about 110 aircraft, a large part taken over from Junkers Luftverkehr
Hungary
  • Aeroexpress operated six aircraft between 1923 and 1927.
Iceland
  • Flugfélag Íslands operated three aircraft between 1928 and 1931.
Iran
  • Imperial Iranian Air Force
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
  • Lithuanian Air Force operated prototype aircraft, that crash landed in Lithuania after illegaly passing its border in 1919.
Mongolia
  • Mongolian People's Army Air Force operated 3 aircraft between 1925 and 1931.
Poland
  • Aero-Targ leased six aircraft from Danziger Luftpost in 1921.
  • Aerolloyd (later renamed Aerolot) operated 16 aircraft between 1922 and 1929.
  • LOT Polish Airlines took over 15 remaining aircraft from Aerolot and operated them between 1929 and 1936.
Portugal
  • Serviços Aéreos Portugueses operated one aircraft between 1929 and 1931.
Romania
  • Royal Romanian Air Force
Soviet Union
  • Aviaarktika operated several aircraft.
  • Soviet Air Force
South Africa
  • South African Airways operated four aircraft obtained from Union Airways.
  • South African Air Force
Sweden
  • Swedish Air Force
Switzerland
  • Ad Astra Aero operated at least four F.13s (registered CH-91/92/93/94) between 1919 and probably 1930.
Turkey
  • Turkish Air Force operated three aircraft between 1925 and 1933.
  • Turkish Air Post operated two ex-military aircraft between 1933 and 1938.
  • General Command of Mapping (Turkey) operated one ex-Air Force aircraft (serial no: 882) equipped with aerial photo system from 1933 to 1938.
United Kingdom
  • Civil register lists five F.13s during 1930s
United States
  • United States Post Office Department
  • United States Navy

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