- Source: 1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash
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.
Accident
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.