Crashed JU52 "G6*CC" in May 1941 over Crete.

[Jagdkommando]

The copies u have are from my previous website. I have as mentioned before the originales.
Some years ago we found out what mountain it crashed on,and this year we will pherhaps travel there.
Last summer during our vacation on Crete I almost had the opportunity to meet the cretan resistancefighter who shot down the plane single-handed.
Today he lives in USA,but he come back to Crete on vacation every summer. Hopefully we will meet him this summer.

I'm really eager to find out more about the crew on this plane and when it crashed.

The photos u have copied shows the rescue group in dec.1941, but the plane had laid there since May 1941.

So it belonged to KGrzbV 105 ??

Jagdkommando

[Andy Mitchell]

With reference to G6+KL, Shores et al on page 351 of "Airwar for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete" records the following about the assault on Heraklion at 1800 on 20/05/41:-

"The big tri-motors crashed, or glided down to force-land all round the area, 15 burnt-out wrecks subsequently being found in the immediate Heraklion sector alone, while others fell in the sea KGrzbV 101 bore the brunt of the losses, at least eight of this unit's aircraft being shot down including G6+KL (Oblt Hans Rehrmann), G6+GK (Ofw Heinz Otto) and G6+EK (Uffz Helmut Bierwendt)."

And Rosch lists G6+CC under KGrzbV 102 on page 31 - no mention of sources however...

[tasos greece]

I am holding in my hands the recent copy of a greek aviation magazine in which a guy from Crete Mr.Stelios Tripalitakis show some relics he have found from the Ju-52 G6+CC. He found the exact position from the mountains in the backround.You can buy this magazine from the site www.periscopio.gr AEROPORIKI ISTORIA ( AVIATION HISTORY) ISSUE No51 February-March 2008.

Regards Tasos