Luftwaffe Losses 30th May 1941 Crete

[Michael Bendon]

First thanks to all. Excuse my ignorance but I am new to this particular area of research. Any chance of a little expansion on the sources used for this information and how as a novice I may be able to access this.

The aircraft at Kissamos Bay is a possibility but only if the position is mislocated as the aircraft I have is further west. Interesting thing is, as the aircraft I am looking for was involved in the sinking of a landing craft and as reports say these craft were dispatched to Sphakia, Kissamoss Bay would be a detour rather than a direct faster escape line. Also wasn't Kastelli/Kissamos well under German control by that time making a detour as such more risky? There is, of course, the chance that they were looking to shelter for the daylight hours as it seems most of such craft tended to do, travelling only at night. Some memoirs speak also of engine trouble on route.
There were, in fact, two such landing craft sent at the same time along with a ML which was reported as sunk with all hands. The landing craft listed only as lost. My eyewitness reports may have been embellished or have a few threads of collective memory running through them but I do have the wreck of one landing craft and the possible remains of an aircraft (not yet confirmed by excavation) not in Kissamos Bay. All in all a very interesting little project. Will always keep the forum updated and as always thank you for any help or direction for access to source material. Michael