| 1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash | |
| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| Summary: | Tail icing |
| Site: | Schönteichen, Bautzen, Saxony, Germany |
| Aircraft Type: | Junkers Ju 90A-1 |
| Aircraft Name: | Brandenburg |
| Operator: | Deutsche Lufthansa |
| Tail Number: | D-AVMF |
| Origin: | Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany |
| Destination: | Ferihegy Airport, Budapest, Hungary |
| Passengers: | 23 |
| Crew: | 6 |
| Fatalities: | 29 |
| Survivors: | 0 |
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]
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 2200m (7,200feet) 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]