Junkers JU.90

Deutsche Lufthansa

While flying in bad weather conditions, the four engine aircraft christened 'Brandenburg' went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Brauna, some 40 km northeast of Dresden. All 29 occupants were killed, among them the German Musician and Journalist Adolf Raskin. Up to date, this was considered as the worst crash in civil aviation History.

Deutsche Lufthansa

Shortly after take off from Bathurst Airport, while in initial climb, both left engines failed simultaneously. The aircraft christened 'Preussen' stalled, hit a palm and crashed in a huge explosion. While three passengers were seriously injured, all 12 other occupants were killed, among them all three crew. Crew: Robert Untucht, pilot, Joachim Blankenburg, pilot.

Junkers Flugzeug %26 Motorenwerke

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, †.