1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash

1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash
Accident summary
Date November 8, 1940
Summary Icing
Site Schönteichen, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany
Passengers 23
Crew 6
Fatalities 29 (all)
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Junkers Ju 90A1
Aircraft name Brandenburg
Operator Deutsche Lufthansa
Registration D-AVMF
Flight origin Berlin (specific airport unknown), Germany
Destination Ferihegy Airport, Budapest, Hungary

The 1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash was the crash of a Deutsche Lufthansa Junkers Ju 90A1 aircraft on November 8, 1940, killing all 29 people on board.[1][2]

The aircraft, registered D-AVMF and named Brandenburg, was en route to Budapest, Hungary from Berlin, Germany when ice formed on the tail, causing it to crash near the municipality of Schönteichen. At the time, the accident was the worst one on German soil.[3]

References

  1. "Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  2. "Plane Crash Info.com". Planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. "Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2014-03-01.

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