The junkers ju 290 was a longrange transport, maritime patrol aircraft and heavy bomber used by the luftwaffe late in world war ii. The junkers ju 290 was a large german, fourengine longrange transport and maritime patrol. Junkers ju 290a4 v7 alles kaputt orly paris 1945 2 ju 290 was a longrange transport, maritime patrol aircraft and 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 purposes, and was intended to. How the celebrated junkers ju 290 alles kaputt went to america watsons whizzers, kg 200, revell ju 290 a7 spy version. By 1941, two further prototype militarised ju 90s were deemed to be different enough from their predecessors to warrant a new designation. Next photo junkers ju 290 image 9 of 12 previous photo. How the celebrated junkers ju 290 alles kaputt went to.
Ju 290 was a longrange transport, maritime patrol aircraft and bomber used by the luftwaffe late in. Highly detailed modelling reference guide for the impressive german transport and reconnaissance aircraftthe junkers ju 90 was a 40seat, fourengine airliner. Irreplaceable reference for modelers and aviation fans. The ju 290 was originally designed as a development of the ju 90 transport and was test flown in 1941. Accidentally, i came into possession of documents in the nasm archives which prove that the 560 000 series was built by weserflug in their liegnitz silesia.
Indeed junkers received payment from the luftwaffe quartermaster general on 29 june 1944 for 7 completed. A deutsche luft hansa junkers ju 90 crashes near schonteichen. Media in category junkers ju 290 the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. The name for the junkers ju 87 stuka derived from sturzkampfflugzeug, the generic german word for divebomber. Junkers ju 290 transport heavy bomber maritime patrol aircraft. Insgesamt sollen 70 flugzeuge gefertigt worden sein. One of these of course was the junkers ju 290, one of the luftwaffes largest and most. The civilian model ju 86b could carry ten passengers. Seized at parisorly airport, named alles kaputt by watsons whizzers, and flown to the usa in july 1945 where it received foreign equipment number fe3400. It was developed from earlier junkers 90 design dating from before the war. The junkers ju 390 was a german aircraft intended to be used as a heavy transport, maritime patrol aircraft, and longrange bomber, a longrange derivative of the ju 290. The luftwaffe quickly felt the need not only for large cargo aircraft but also for a long range recce airplane, capable of detecting the allied convoys. The junkers ju 290 page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this aircraft.
Subsequent development was undertaken to enable it ultimately to supersede the fw 200c for longrange oversea antishipping and uboat cooperation work, but it failed to achieve this. How the celebrated junkers ju 290 alles kaputt went to america watsons whizzers, kg 200, revell ju 290 a7 spy version it is perhaps not generally realised that the luftwaffe did actually put into service a number of fourengine bomber types. Although the ju 89 had made a successful maiden flight on 7 december 1936 the luftwaffe was losing interest in strategic bombers, and on 29 april 1937 work on both the ju 89 and dornier do 19 was officially halted. A few of these survive in museums today, but the ju 290 was not so lucky. Much of the metalworks of the ju 252 was replaced by wood and the important junkers jumo 211f engines were given up for the readily available bmw bramo 323r radial instead. Dec, 2015 a deutsche luft hansa junkers ju 90 crashes near schonteichen. The picture shows the aircraft, named alles kaputt everything destroyed, just prior to its transatlantic flight to the usa.
This was the transatlantic ferry performed by alles kaputt, a junkers ju 290, which set a transatlantic. Both planes are on display in a united states installment. Watson from orly, paris to wright field on 28 july 1945, via the azores. You get a several paint schemes to choose from including decals for the junkers ju 290 alles kaputt. My greatgrandfather, hugo junkers, revolutionized global aviation in the 1920s with his visionary innovations. Junkers ju 290a4 v7 0165 alles kaputt orly, paris 1945 2 site statistics. Kugisho mxy7 model 11 ohka cherry blossom baka crazy. How the celebrated junkers ju 290 alles kaputt went to america watsons whizzers, kg revell ju 290 spy version there was at least one well documented transatlantic flight flown by a luftwaffe fourengine bomber albeit postwar. The origins of the ju 290 went back to 1936, when the do 19 and ju 89 longdistance bombers were cancelled after the death of general walther wever.
From the beginning of series manufacture of the ju 290 and the maiden flight of the ju 290 v1 prototype in july. It was powered by four junkers jumo 004 engines, featured a revolutionary forwardswept wing, and apart from the wing was assembled largely from components scavenged from other aircraft. Watson show it carried black undersides, while upper surfaces were rlm 83 light green with 81 brown violet spots. It still burns my ass that we had a ju 290 here in the states and we demolished it. Since then, the junkers brand has stood for german quality work, reliability, steadfastness and simple elegance. The junkers ju 290 was a large, fourengine longrange transport and maritime patrol aircraft used by the luftwaffe late in world war ii that had been developed. The 290 was a direct development of the junkers ju 90 airliner. Bundesarchiv bild 1412472, flugzeug junkers ju 290 a. The fit and engineering are very good except for the engine cowlings. Development of longrange bombers did not stop, but was delayed until more advanced aircraft could be delivered. Portrait of the development and wartime career of the amazing junkers ju 390 aircraft. The picture shows the aircraft, named alles kaputt everything destroyed, just prior to. Longrange bomber and reconnaissance aircraft the ju 290 longrange bomber was a military development of the junkers ju 90, a fourengined airliner which had been in regular service with deutsche lufthansa since 1938. The junkers ju 86 was a german monoplane bomber and civilian airliner designed in the early 1930s, and employed by various air forces on both sides during world war ii.
Junkers ju 290 from behind the ju290a7 was designated a reconnaissance bomber as it was relatively heavily armed having an extra mg15120 cannon in a new bulbous glazed nose and could carry three henschel hs293 or fritz x missiles under the wings and fuselage but of the twentyfive that were ordered, only thirteen were completed. This was the transatlantic ferry performed by alles kaputt, a junkers ju which set a. As i tend to do, ive been casually researching it ever since, and these internet readings lead me to a weird discovery. The spanish government recovered a ju 290 a5 and used it for flight training until it was scrapped in 1957.
The junkers ju 290 was a large, fourengine longrange transport and maritime patrol aircraft used by the luftwaffe late in. So famous was the junkers ju 87 that the term stuka came to be identified with it in western eyes. Converted as the ju 290a7 prototype with nose turret in july 1944. Junkers ju 290a4 v7 alles kaputt orly paris 1945 2. Junkers ju 290a4 v7 0165 alles kaputt orly, paris 1945. Junkers ju 290 and ju 390 technical pages german u. Right side view of captured kugisho mxy7 model 11 baka bomb, or ohka, japanese rocketpowered suicide plane on the ground, circa 1945. The german army encountered the problem of maintaining supplies in sufficient quantities to the combat units in. Junkers ju 290 and ju 390 technical pages german uboats. Wahrscheinlich ein grund, weshalb man diesen kit relativ selten gebaut sieht. It was one of the aircraft along with the messerschmitt me 264 and fockewulf ta 400 submitted for. There was at least one well documented transatlantic flight flown by.
Wwii junkers 290 plane alles kaputt bomber in usa 5 x 4 photo vtg 1940s ebay. The ju290 was the only fourengined heavyduty aircraft used by the luftwaffe in world war ii and was the forerunner of the subsequent transatlantic civil aircraft. The luftwaffe quickly felt the need not only for large cargo aircraft but also for a long range recce airplane, capable of. The junkers 290 was a direct development of the junkers ju 90 airliner, versions of which had been evaluated for military purposes. May 12, 2016 the junkers ju 290 was a longrange 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 purposes, and was intended to replace the relative. The junkers 290 was developed directly from the ju 90 airliner, versions of which had been evaluated for military purposes, and was intended to replace the relatively slow fockewulf fw 200 condor which by 1942 was proving increasingly vulnerable when confronted by royal air force aircraft, and the fw 200s airframe lacked sufficient strength for the role. Renamed alles kaputt, and numbered fe 3400, it was flown to the us by colonel harold e. Junkers ju 352 herkules trimotor utility transport aircraft. German junkers ju 29 and us p80 shown on air force day at wright field in 1945.
Having made several revell kits i rate this one very highly as being a great model with lots of detail and parts all fitting very well. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Color photographs of the captured ju 290 a7 alles kaputt of kg 200 brought to freeman field by col. Amazing wartime story of the ju 390 and the ju 290 junkersju390. So, there a few possible alternative camouflage and marking options to model the v2 in later service. The history of the ju 388 at silver hill junkers ju 388. The ju 290 was the only fourengined heavyduty aircraft used by the luftwaffe in world war ii and was the forerunner of the subsequent transatlantic civil aircraft. Articles about this aircraft you can read at friendly site ugolok neba in russian only. Jan 21, 2019 junkers was approached in early 1942 just as the ju 252 program was picking up steam. Alles kaputt was the only one of the 47 ju 290s to fall into american hands. The junkers ju 388 l1 with the werknummer cn 560049, captured by us troops at the end of the war and now part of nasms silver hill collection, has the code rrx on the manufacturers plate.
Kg 200 at konigsgratz, bohemia, mai 1945 junkers ju 290a7 of 1. The crew of the ju 290 named alles kaputt pose in front of it. Ende 2009 wurde erfreulicherweise eine zweite variante realisiert. The junkers ju 290 fourengined aircraft saw limited production during world war 2 but served in several key roles for the luftwaffe. Covers the various models of the junkers ju 290 and its counterparts. Behind the baka is the captured german junkers ju 290 a alles kaputt. Actual facts i bought revells model kit of the junkers ju 290 about a year ago. The junkers ju 90 was a four engined transport aircraft that was developed from the ju 89 heavy bomber.
Junkers ju 290 cargoreconnaissance luftwaffe plane there was at least one well documented transatlantic flight flown by a luftwaffe fourengine bomber albeit postwar. The junkers 290 was developed directly from the ju 90 airliner, versions of which had been evaluated for military purposes, and was intended to replace the. This is the revell germany ju 290a7 seeadler in 172 scale. Three ju 290 a9s works numbers 0182, 0183 and 0185 were modified for longrange work at the junkers factory in march 1943. Amazing wartime story of the ju 390 and the ju 290. The junkers ju 290, the luftwaffes only fourengined and widebody aircraft, started with lufthansa as the ju 90 cargo aircraft.