Junkers JU.290 crash, Jan 13, 1943 (45 killed), Stalingra...
Junkers JU.290 accident on January 13, 1943 near Stalingrad Volgograd oblast, Russia with 45 fatalities.
- Date: January 13, 1943
- Aircraft: Junkers JU.290
- Location: Stalingrad Volgograd oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 45
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
The Junkers Ju 290 V1 BD+TX was evacuating wounded German soldiers from the Stalingrad pocket when it crashed on takeoff from Pitomnik on 13 January 1943. The aircraft had 75 wounded soldiers and six crew aboard, and 45 people were killed.