[bert68]

And I'd add that Steinhoff explained something about the way german pilots could make it back to Sicily in 42 when they had aircraft troubles. It seems that they would bring their aircraft bak close to the shore, then crash landed it on the sea in front of the beach in order to make the aircraft skid right through the beach...pretty risky business...This could have been the way the A/C of 25 of july would have make it to Comiso...