Junkers JU.90 crash, Nov 8, 1940 (29 killed), Brauna Saxony
Junkers JU.90 accident on November 8, 1940 near Brauna Saxony, Germany with 29 fatalities. Cause: Ice on the flight surfaces caused an uncontrolled...
- Date: November 8, 1940
- Aircraft: Junkers JU.90
- Location: Brauna Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Ice on the flight surfaces caused an uncontrolled loss of altitude, and the elevator controls may have jammed.
The Junkers Ju 90 Brandenburg of Deutsche Lufthansa was flying from Berlin Tempelhof to Budapest Ferihegy on 8 November 1940 in bad weather. It crashed in a field near Schönteichen, Saxony, killing all 29 people on board, including the musician and journalist Adolf Raskin.