Then
Composition made using parts from 17 archive images, showing elements of Regiment 1 drop to Heraklion airfield on the afternoon of May 20 1941. The shots were taken in the area of 14th Brigade HQ, the rock formation on the right.

Now
The same area on 20th May 2008 in the Katsabas district looking N-NE. Modern buildings do not allow an exact comparison shot. The original frames were taken from a lower position looking North and gradually turning East.

Source: Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au

ID numbers: 128431, P02433.007, P02433.001, P02433.002, P02433.009, 042228, P02434.001, 012571, 066894, 042238, P02433.005, P02433.006, P02433.004, P02433.010, P00090.074, P00090.069, P00090.077

Identification - Image: N. Valasiadis