In the mid-1930s contracts were placed with Dornier and Junkers for prototype
four-engined strategic bombers. The Junkers aircraft, the Ju89, was by far the
better of the two. However, the programme was abandoned in 1937 and Junkers used
parts designed for the Ju89 to construct a new civilian type for Lufthansa. The
wings, tail and engines of the Ju89 were added to a new fuselage to create the
Ju90. The forty-passenger aircraft flew for the first time in August 1937 and
entered Lufthansa service in 1938. The Ju90 was pressed into military service
with the Luftwaffe, first as a transport during the Norwegian campaign and later
flying supply missions to the beleaguered German forces at Stalingrad. The more
widely used Ju290 was developed as a result of the rebuilding of an early Ju90.
This book covers the antecedents of the Ju90 as well as providing a
comprehensive account of its design and construction. Its operational history,
both military and civilian, is discussed. The book contains many detailed
photographs of the aircraft and the various types of engine used. With 136 black
and white photographs, four pages of colour and 79 drawings.
Now out-of-print and limited stock available.
