# Deruluft > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deruluft > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deruluft.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deruluft > Source revision: 1266888968 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Deruluft** (*Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrs A.G.*, or Deruluft) was a joint German-Soviet airline, established on 11 November 1921.[1] Deruluft opened its first permanent airlink between [Moscow](/source/Moscow) and [Königsberg](/source/K%C3%B6nigsberg) (via [Kaunas](/source/Kaunas) and [Smolensk](/source/Smolensk)) on 1 May 1922.[1] It started a new route between [Berlin](/source/Berlin) and [Leningrad](/source/Leningrad) (via [Tallinn](/source/Tallinn)) on 6 June 1928, and maintained both routes until 31 March 1936. Deruluft was a successful business, but terminated on 31 March 1937 due to the changed political situation. ## Business Deruluft handled mainly post and freight. An overview of transported persons, mail and freight from 1922 to 1931:[2] Year Flown distance Persons Freight Mail 1922 174.768 km 338 17,915 t 1.047 kg 1923 215.480 km 382 23,487 t 1.589 kg 1924 352.786 km 552 34,519 t 2.382 kg 1925 492.237 km 1.463 54,059 t 5.410 kg 1926 514.185 km 1.192 25,892 t 10.733 kg 1927 630.542 km 1.809 49,694 t 25.574 kg 1928 790.465 km 2.510 69,886 t 27.992 kg 1929 839.655 km 2.692 75,238 t 16.711 kg 1930 950.512 km 2.947 62,351 t 27.244 kg 1931 945.317 km 3.660 87,690 t 29.060 kg ## Fleet Most of the aircraft used were German, and so was its organization until the 1930s. Its first aircraft were Dutch-built [Fokker](/source/Fokker) [F.III](/source/Fokker_F.III)'s. Later German [Junkers F13](/source/Junkers_F13)'s were added to the fleet. At first, Deruluft carried only mail and officials, but on 27 August 1922 the service was opened to the public. From 1929 onwards the early [Fokker F.III](/source/Fokker_F.III)'s were replaced by [Dornier](/source/Dornier_Flugzeugwerke) [Merkurs](/source/Dornier_Komet). Early 1931 the [Tupolev ANT-9](/source/Tupolev_ANT-9) was added. - [Albatros L 58](/source/Albatros_L_58) - [Dornier Merkur](/source/Dornier_Komet) - [Fokker F.II](/source/Fokker_F.II) - [Fokker F.III](/source/Fokker_F.III) - [Junkers F.13](/source/Junkers_F.13) - [Junkers Ju 52](/source/Junkers_Ju_52) - [Rohrbach Roland](/source/Rohrbach_Roland) - [Tupolev ANT-9](/source/Tupolev_ANT-9) ## Accidents and incidents - In October 1924, [LVG C.VI](/source/LVG_C.VI) RR-14 crashed in Russia.[3] - In December 1926, [Grulich V.1](/source/Fokker_F.III) D-902 crashed in Russia.[4] - In June 1927, Fokker F.III RR-7 crashed in Russia.[5] - On May 16, 1928, [Fokker F.III](/source/Fokker_F.III) D-200 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tempelhof Airport due to engine failure; the pilot survived. THe aircraft was operating a cargo flight to Cologne.[6] - On 15 October 1929, [Junkers F.13](/source/Junkers_F.13) URSS-308 *Koenigsadler* crashed in Estonia and broke in two; no casualties.[7] - In 1933, [Dornier Merkur](/source/Dornier_Merkur) CCCP-D306 crashed in Russia.[8] - On 22 October 1934, [Tupolev ANT-9](/source/Tupolev_ANT-9) D-2831 struck trees and crashed while on approach to Moscow Airport in poor weather; all three on board survived.[9] - On 31 January 1935, [Junkers Ju 52/3mge](/source/Junkers_Ju_52) D-AREN struck a hillside in poor weather near Stettin, Germany (now [Szczecin](/source/Szczecin), Poland) due to icing, killing all 11 on board.[10][11][12] - On 7 March 1935, [Rohrbach Ro VIII Roland II](/source/Rohrbach_Roland) D-AJYP *Schönberg* crashed at Schievelbein, Germany (now [Świdwin](/source/%C5%9Awidwin), Poland) due to structural failure; all three on board survived.[13][14] - On 16 May 1936, Junkers J.13FLE D-OKES crashed in Russia.[15] - On 6 November 1936, Tupolev ANT-9 URSS-D311 *Yastreb* struck trees and crashed upside-down near Nemirovo, Volokolamsky District (27 km (17 mi) southwest of Volokolamsk) after several navaids failed, killing all nine on board. The aircraft was operating the Velikiye Luki–Moscow leg of a Königsberg (now Kaliningrad)–Moscow passenger service.[16][17][18] ## References 1. Allaz, Camille. *History of Air Cargo and Airmail from the 18th Century*.Christopher Foyle Publishing, 2005. p. 139. ISBN 9780954889609 1. Karl-Heinz Eyermann, Wolfgang Sellenthin: *Der Luftverkehr der UdSSR*. Gesellschaft für DSF, 1967, S. 6 1. ["Crash of a LVG C.VI in Russia"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-lvg-cvi-russia). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Crash of a Grulich V.1 in Russia"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-grulich-v1-russia). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Crash of a Fokker F3 in Russia"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-fokker-f3-russia). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Crash of a Fokker F.III in Berlin"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-fokker-f3-berlin). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Estonia"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-junkers-f13-estonia). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Crash of a Dornier Merkur in Russia"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-dornier-merkur-russia). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Moscow"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-tupolev-ant-9-moscow). *B3A Archives* 1. ["D-AJYP accident description"](http://planecrashinfo.com/1935/1935-3.htm). Retrieved 5 December 2013. 1. ["Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Szczecin: 11 killed"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-junkers-ju523mge-szczecin-11-killed). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Accident Rohrbach Ro VIII D-AJYP"](https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=26290). Retrieved 30 April 2018. 1. ["Crash of a Rohrbach Ro.VIII Roland II in Świdwin"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-rohrbach-roviii-roland-ii-swidwin). *B3A Archives* 1. ["Crash of a Junkers F.13FLE in Russia"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-junkers-f13fle-russia). *B3A Archives* 1. ["CCCP-D311 accident description"](http://planecrashinfo.com/1936/1936-42.htm). Retrieved 5 December 2013. 1. ["Tupolev production list"](http://oldwings.nl/st/tupolev.pdf). *oldwings.nl*. Soviet Transports. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170330091058/http://www.oldwings.nl/st/tupolev.pdf) 2017-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 April 2018. 1. ["Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Nemirovo: 9 killed"](https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-tupolev-ant-9-nemirovo-9-killed). *B3A Archives* ## Bibliography - Cooksley, Peter (September–October 1996). "Celestial Coaches: Dornier's Record Breaking Komet and Merkur". *Air Enthusiast*. '***(65): 20–24. [ISSN 0143-5450](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0143-5450)*** - Davies, R.E.G. *Aeroflot: An Illustrated History of the World's Largest Airline*, 1992. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Deruluft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deruluft) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deruluft?action=history)). 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