The Me 163 Komet is the only rocket-powered fighter to ever enter operational service. The short-range German interceptor was the fastest and one of the most radical aircraft of World War II. Despite ...

Me 163 Komet – A Short History – Rarely in the history of military aviation has an aircraft been so advanced that its rivals didn’t know how to counter it. Yet, such was the case with the ...

This footage shows ground testing for a German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet during WW2. It was the only operational ...

Translation of: Der streng geheime Vogel Me 163. Translated by Col. (ret.) Richard E. Moore. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source ...

Throughout the history of military aviation, there have been many examples of warbirds that were every bit as deadly, if not more so in some cases, to the crews flying ...