1/144 Junkers Ju 390V-1 Amerika-bomber

Anigrand Craftswork - 1/144 Junkers Ju-390V-1 Amerika-bomber reached US east coast. Also includes Bonus kits of the Payen Pa.22, Blohm-und-Voss Pv P.175, Henschel Hs-87 and Horton Ho-VII-V4. In 1942, the Luftwaffe issued competition calling for a long range bomber capable of striking targets in the U.S. east coast, primarily New York city. Junkers took parts in a competition with its Ju 390 design. Other competitors were Heinkel with He 277, Messerschmitt with Me 264 and Tank with Ta 400. In order to build the first prototype extremely quickly, Junkers chose the most simple path, enlarge the Ju 290 with six engines. Since the majority of components for the construction came from elements of the Ju 90 and Ju 290, the first flight of the Ju 390 took place as early as 1943. The Ju 390 was claimed to have made a test flight from Germany to Cape Town, and other test flight from France to a point 19 km off US east coast in 1944. Not only the Luftwaffe interested, but also Japan Army Air Force considered for its potential for striking U.S. western coast. The detailed manufacturing drawings were scheduled to hand over to Japan in 1945. However, at the end of 1944, the Ju 390 program was cancelled on the orders of Rlm for allocating design time to other more pressing projects