Junkers Ju 290 and 390 Variants

[aviatorRicky]

Hi everybody.

I am looking for informations, drawings etc. of the Junkers Ju-290E.
I think it was a night-bomber-project with a internal bomb-bay.
Maybe someone can help ?

Thanks and Many greetings

 

[aviatorRicky]

The Ju290E was a Ju290 with a panier bomb bay slung beneath the fuselage because the Ju290's wing spar prevented using an internal weapons bay. This Underslung bomb bay is very similar to the cargo pod used under Cessna C208 Caravans. I lifted this drawing and details from the Monogram Ju290 profile.

 

[Tonton-42]

From a distance, the panier bomb bay looks like the Connie’s Speedpack !

 

[moin1900]

January 5, 1945
Handing over and transport of the license documents to Japan
(e.g., Junkers 390, Junkers 287, Junkers 635, etc.)

Source: Bundesarchiv
Signatur: RL 2-III/178; Page: 489 - 490
Direct Link:
https://invenio.bundesarchiv.de/invenio/direktlink/19be5382-cac9-4d80-8e26-3a09d2fd7d07/

 

[Airborne2001]

January 5, 1945
Handing over and transport of the license documents to Japan
(e.g., Junkers 390, Junkers 287, Junkers 635, etc.)

Source: Bundesarchiv
Signatur: RL 2-III/178; Page: 489 - 490
Direct Link:
https://invenio.bundesarchiv.de/invenio/direktlink/19be5382-cac9-4d80-8e26-3a09d2fd7d07/

Incredible find! I knew of the Ju-390, but I was unaware that Japan also got a license for the Ju-287!

 

[airman]

Incredible find! I knew of the Ju-390, but I was unaware that Japan also got a license for the Ju-287!

also Focke Wulf Ta-152

 

[moin1900]

Please note that the aforementioned document only confirms the release of production rights for these aircraft types. The documents do not indicate whether actual deliveries to Japan took place.

Had the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force remained interested in acquiring the production rights for the Ju 287, Ju 635, and Ju 248, these rights were likewise released.