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After reading " Stopped at Stalingrad Luftwaffe in the east 1942-43 " it seems the weather was one of the major points. A bit later on the troops in the Caucasus area got almost daily the 500 tons they were asking for and that was with good weather.
Of course must not forget the Soviet Air force doing its best to stop the cargo being received as well.
Also the distance grew fast so that the German fighters could not follow and protect the Ju 52īs or the air fields.
The fields were also under artillery fire all the time so many planes crashed either during landing or take-off.
Another point is the low cargo amount the planes could take. How many Ju 52īs or he 111īs etc you need to get 500 tons per day? And even that was a lowered figure from the 750 tons first suggested.
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