Claim: The planned payload weight for the Ju 322 was reduced to 16,000 kg, and later to 11,000 kg; then its maiden flight in April 1941 was towed by a Junkers Ju 90 (a 40-seat, four-engine airliner developed for and used by Deutsche Luft Hansa).
Evidence: Consequently, the planned payload weight for the Ju 322 was reduced to 16,000 kg, and later to 11,000 kg. The Ju 322 V1 made its maiden flight in April 1941, towed by a Junkers Ju 90. The Junkers Ju 90 was a 40-seat, four-engine airliner developed for and used by Deutsche Luft Hansa shortly before World War II.