1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash

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

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]

Accident

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The aircraft, registered D-AVMF and named Brandenburg, took off from Berlin Tempelhof Airport at 14:24 with 23 passengers and six crew members. The radio operator contacted ground at 14:48, indicating that they were flying at 2,200 m (7,200 ft) in clouds. He reported icing shortly afterwards. The Ju 90 started descending and crashed into a field. The German musician and journalist Adolf Raskin was killed in the accident.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Junkers Ju-90A D-AVMF". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ "D-AVMF accident description". Plane Crash Info. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Crash of a Junkers Ju.90A-1 in Brauna: 29 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

51°16′52″N 14°02′24″E / 51.2810°N 14.0400°E / 51.2810; 14.0400