Country
Germany

Crash of a Junkers JU.290A-7 near León: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.290
Operator:
Registration:
9V+LK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
187
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While approaching León from the north, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located about 65 km north of León. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.290A-7 off La Coruna: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.290
Operator:
Registration:
9V+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
179
Location:
La Coruna
Galicia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While returning to its base following a convoy mission, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilots of four RAF Mosquito's and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Spanish coast. All four crew members were killed, among them Oblt Karl-Heinz Schmidt.
Probable cause:
Shot down by RAF fighters.

Crash of a Junkers JU.290-V1 in Stalingrad: 45 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.290
Operator:
Registration:
BD+TX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
290000001
YOM:
1942
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
75
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
45
Circumstances:
The four-engine aircraft was on its way back to Germany to evacuate German soldiers wounded in the Stalingrad Battle. It crashed on take off for unknown reason. Five crew members and 40 soldiers were killed in the accident.
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