| Caption | Captured Junkers Ju-290 heavy transport aircraft with German markings but with US tail number FE3400 flying over the United States in late 1945. This plane became a common sight at postwar air shows. ww2dbase | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseBundesarchiv | |||||||
| Identification Code | Bild 141-2472 | |||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
| Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | |||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain | |||||||
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19 Jul 2015 10:24:45 PM
According to the author Wolfgang Samuel, when this plane was dismantled in 1946 a plastic explosive device of German origin was discovered in one wing near a fuel tank.