Junkers JU.90 crash, Feb 6, 1938 (1 killed), Dessau Saxon...
Junkers JU.90 accident on February 6, 1938 near Dessau Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with 1 fatality. Cause: Structural failure during an overspeed test, with...
- Date: February 6, 1938
- Aircraft: Junkers JU.90
- Location: Dessau Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Structural failure during an overspeed test, with a rudder part breaking off in flight
The four engine Junkers Ju 90 prototype D-AALU suffered a structural failure during an overspeed test flight near Dessau and went out of control. Two crew bailed out and one crew member was killed when the aircraft crashed in an open field.