X-Nico

9 unusual facts about Deutsche Luft Hansa


Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung

From 1926 to 1931, news periodicals in Germany had their own aircraft deliver copies to remote places; Luft Hansa then took over this function.

Erhard Milch

Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 – 25 January 1972) was a German field marshal who oversaw the development of the Luftwaffe as part of the re-armament of Germany following World War I, and served as founding Director of Deutsche Luft Hansa.

Fritz Mühlenweg

There, Mühlenweg began to work as an accountant for Deutsche Luft Hansa, a newly formed airline company.

Junkers G.38

The second G.38 - marked D-2500 and later D-APIS - flew successfully within the Lufthansa fleet for nearly a decade.

Junkers Ju 252

The original Ju 252 came about after talks between Junkers and Deutsche Lufthansa in December 1938.

Junkers Ju 90

The Junkers Ju 90 was a 40-seat, four-engine airliner developed for and used by Deutsche Luft Hansa shortly before World War II.

Deutsche Luft Hansa put a request for a long-distance commercial aircraft as early as 1933.

RLM aircraft designation system

Once accepted by Deutsche Lufthansa or the Luftwaffe, major variants of the aircraft were suffixed alphabetically with a capital letter.

Ural bomber

The Ju 89 also inspired the Junkers Ju 90 after Deutsche Lufthansa requested a passenger version with lower-powered engines.


Dornier Do 11

The aircraft entered service under the guise of a freight transport, and was used with the German railway in conjunction with Deutsche Luft Hansa, so that it could be shown publicly.


see also