The Junkers Ju 290 was a large four-engine long-range transport and maritime patrol aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers. Derived from the Ju 90 airliner, it was a dedicated military heavy transport developed on behalf of the Luftwaffe as a wartime replacement for Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor.

Dec 27, 2012 · Postwar American air-show audiences saw it in the markings of the now-defeated Nazi Germany – a wartime belligerent that lacked strategic airlift capability and never fielded a successful four-engined bomber. Only forty-seven Ju 290s were built, in transport and maritime patrol/bomber versions.

Jun 29, 2022 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Junkers Ju 290 Transport / Heavy Bomber / Maritime Patrol Aircraft including pictures.

Junkers envisioned the Ju 290 as a transport and maritime reconnaissance aircraft. Junkers completed the first preproduction Ju 290 in October 1942. Junkers built 65 Ju 290s and delivered 41 to the Luftwaffe. The last Ju 290 misison was in 1956.

The Junkers Ju 290 was a long-range transport, maritime patrol aircraft and heavy bomber used by the Luftwaffe late in World War II. The Junkers 290 was developed directly from the Ju 90 airliner, versions of which had been evaluated for military …

Hugo Junkers died in 1935. The origins of the Ju 290 went back to 1936, when the Do 19 and Ju 89 long-distance bombers were cancelled after the death of general Walther Wever. Development of long-range bombers did not stop, but was delayed until …

The Junkers Ju 290 was a significant aircraft for Germany during World War II, fulfilling various roles from long-range reconnaissance to heavy transport. This article aims to explore the development, design, performance, and military usage of the Ju 290, highlighting its impact on aerial warfare and transportation.

Three Ju 290 A-7 aircraft were completed with special bomb-bays in their bellies for export to Japan as "nuclear bombers". During the war Japan was developing an atomic bomb in what is now North Korea.

The Junkers Ju 290 was a large German, four-engine long-range transport, heavy bomber and maritime patrol aircraft used by the Luftwaffe late in the Second World War. It was developed from an airliner.

The Junkers Ju 290 was a nine seats four engines long range prototype transport, bomber, reconnaissance