Cheers for looking Terry, appreciate it mate! Came up a blank myself, unable even to 'confirm' the resupply mission actually took place, all sources stating only 'it is reported that...' (I can well believe it though, given the desperate situation on the Russian front)
Paul, I like things to be as accurate as possible.... If we were talking undercarriage wells or something, I'd let it go, but it's the cockpit, with a nice clear vac form canopy... want it to be 'correct'!
Bill, yep, sounds like a waste, though the Ju 87B towplanes were armed apparently, and went on to attack selected targets after release, so no waste of fuel. The writing-off of a few gliders was probably a small price to pay to enable the tank unit to escape... Just wondering how easy it really was for the pilots to escape on foot - dosen't sound like much of a picnic!