Junkers JU.290

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

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.

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

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.

German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe

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.