Introduction
Welcome to the amazing career and wartime development of the long range Ju-390
aircraft, built during 1943 by Junkers aircraft company. An aircraft tracing
it's lineage back through the Ju-290, Ju-90 and Ju-89 types.
Only two prototype aircraft were ever built and even that is vigorously
disputed with heated passions by both sides. Such was the long range capability
of the Ju-390 that it quickly found itself in demand for specialist missions.
In February 1944 the Ju-390 was taken over by the ultra secretive Kampf
Geschwader 200 (KG200) unit. The fate of the second prototype is shrouded in
mystery and remains at the heart of many conspiracy theories.
Classified intelligence reports from Argentina
and Poland which only
recently come to light, now suggest the second Ju-390 was flown to a
jungle airstrip in Entre Rios province Argentina
in May 1945 [ 1 ][ 2 ] and was then broken up on a German owned ranch in Uruguay [ 3 ]
with parts dumped into the Rio Pirana, near Paysandu. The likely location for a
jungle or bush airstrip appears to have been in the upper reaches of the Rio
Pirana between Uruguay and Argentina,
possibly around Concordia.
I have attempted to break up the Ju-390 story into subject related segments. To
visit them just click on the related headings below
The Ju-390 V1 maritime patrol /bomber version Luftwaffe codes RC+DA
 The Ju-390V2 transport version marked with Luftwaffe codes GH+UKSources: [ 1 ] Classified Intelligence report of Argentine Economic Ministry 1945 only declassified 1993 [ 2 ] Abril Basti, author 2004 tourist guide "Nazi Barriloche" [ 3 ] Classified report of Polish diplomat to Uruguay 1945 only declassified 1998 revealed by author Igor Witkowski © Simon Gunson (non-commercial reproduction permitted, but please cite source) symngun@gmail.com
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