1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash

On 8 November 1940, a Deutsche Lufthansa Junkers Ju 90 passenger aircraft crashed near the municipality of Schönteichen, Germany, killing all 29 people on board.[1][2]

1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash
A Junkers Ju 90, the type of aircraft that crashed
Accident
DateNovember 8, 1940 (1940-11-08)
SummaryTail icing
SiteSchönteichen, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany
Aircraft
Aircraft typeJunkers Ju 90A-1
Aircraft nameBrandenburg
OperatorDeutsche Lufthansa
RegistrationD-AVMF
Flight originTempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany
DestinationFerihegy Airport, Budapest, Hungary
Passengers23
Crew6
Fatalities29
Survivors0

The aircraft, registered D-AVMF and named Brandenburg, was en route from the German capital Berlin to Budapest, Hungary when ice formed on its tail, causing the airplane to lose control and crash. At the time, the accident was the worst one on German soil.[1]

References

  1. Accident description for D-AVMF at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.
  2. "D-AVMF accident description". Plane Crash Info. Retrieved 3 March 2014.


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