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Junkers JU.90

The crew was engaged in a test flight on this four engine aircraft christened 'Der grosse Dessauer'. In flight, during an over-speed test flight, the aircraft suffered a structural failure and went out of control. Two crew were able to bail out while the third occupant was killed when the aircraft crashed in an open field. Crew: Karl-Heinz B. Kindermann, test pilot, Erich Gast, engineer, Mr. Hahnemann, engineer, †.

Junkers F.13

The crew was performing demo flights in South America to promote the sale of the Junkers F.13 to potential local operators. Shortly after takeoff from the Rio Jaguaribe, in Aracati, while in initial climb, the seaplane stalled and crashed, killing both crew members, the pilot Hermann Müller and the mechanic Werner Junkers. Named 'Birkhahn', the aircraft suffered an engine failure just after takeoff.

Junkers F.13

The crew was conducting flights in South America to promote the sale of the Junkers F.13 to local operators. The aircraft departed Albina Airport, Suriname, bound to Macapá, Brazil. Just after passing the border between French Guyana and Brazil, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and elected to make an emergency landing on the Oiapoque River, near Oiapoque. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed in the river and was damaged beyond repair. While the pilot Drewsky was injured, the mechanic Thill was killed.