Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

I'm not very good at aircraft identification. Maybe someone knows what is on the ground and in the pens?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2455401...42292/sizes/o/

Re: Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

The original uncropped photo here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2455401...7623404746901/

Re: Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

Re: Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

Thanks JV

Immediately to the left of the 4 engine possible JU-290 there is what appears to be an even larger AC in the pen. It is hard to tell how many engines it has though.

All the best
Scott Blyth

Re: Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

Hello Scott I have taken measurements on the photo (against the Ju52 known has having a 29m wingspan), and I find 42m for the "Ju290" which makes really a Ju290!
The span of the other one approaches 50 m which makes it almost certainly the Ju390V1 which was in store at Dessau at the time of the photo.
Note the latter is a six-engine A/C and visibly some of the engines have been removed already.

My 2 cents,

JV

Re: Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

Good work JV so how many JU390V1s were there and how many JU390s of all types?

Re: Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

Two...the two prototypes V1 and V2...

Re: Heavy Crop Aerial Photo Dessau May 30, 1944
 

Somewhat rare you might say. I understand that there may never have been a V2 though which could make this one the one and only. All the material I have looked at in the past few hours suggests that the V1 was not returned to Dessau until November 1944.