Luftwaffe transports in Crete

[Steve49]

That's what the table says; the damaged aircraft were repaired, but 117 Ju52/3m's (more than 22% of the force) were lost. The breakdown of losses is as follows;

Aerial combat/AAA- 52 destroyed, 10 written off, 49 damaged
Bombing attacks- 8 destroyed, 3 written off, 9 damaged
Accidents- 19 destroyed, 25 written off, 67 damaged

The aircraft included in the accident totals includes many that were destroyed/written off/damaged whilst landing at the newly captured Maleme airfield.

Either way it was a costly operation for the transport units of IX Fliegerkorps as well as for the parachutists they carried.

Regards

Steve