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 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | Bild 141-2472 | |||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
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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.