Greyshaft -> RE: Name this MWiF Counter - 15 (12/20/2005 11:32:14 AM)
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The Junkers Ju 290A with four 1,970hp engines was developed as a long range maritime patrol and recon aircraft. It first flew in mid 1942 and the first production units were pressed into service to aid in the Stalingrad airlift. The 6,150km range of these aircraft made them extremely useful in spotting convoys for U-Boats and in operating a shuttle service to Manchuria to exchange German technology for Japanese rare metals. In 1944 three bombers were sold to Japan to assist in the bombing of the US homeland but they were never delivered. A number of variants were built but production of all units was stopped in October 1944.
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