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Me 163 Komet
The Me 163 Komet is the only rocket-powered fighter to ever enter operational service. The short-range German interceptor was ...
Key Point: The Me 163 was too fast to be a good bomber destroyer. Nazi Germany pursued numerous ambitious and impractical weapon programs over the course of World War II. One of the few that saw ...
Key point: Like many other over-hyped German wonder weapons, the Komet was revolutionary but not practical. Overengineered and full of problems, it was too fast and only had 7 minutes worth of fuel.
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How the Me-163 Rocket Fighter Shook the Skies in 1944
In the summer of 1944, the Me-163 “Komet” burst into combat - a rocket-powered marvel that could outclimb and outrun anything ...
Nazi 700mph rocket plane was a death trap as deadly for its own pilots as Allied planes, X rays show
A Nazi rocket-powered plane which Hitler hoped would defeat the Allies in the final years of WWII was just as dangerous for its new pilots according to a new exhibition. The Messerschmitt Me 163 is ...
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