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Messerschmitt Me163 'Komet' was a German rocketpowered fighter plane, the only such type to ever see combat. Its development began in late 1930s and it eventually saw combat in 1944/45. How well did it do? Has it achieved any aerial victories? In the first video, we will reenact the early encounters of Me163 with Allied airplanes over Germany.
Main sources:
Stephen Ransom Jagdgeschwader 400: Germany’s Elite Rocket Fighters
https://amzn.to/3yMYHyr
Robert Forsyth Me 163 vs Allied Heavy Bombers: Northern Europe 1944–45
https://amzn.to/3yNPRR2
Wolfgang Späte and Richard Bateson Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
https://amzn.to/3RgSsth
Stephen Chapis Allied Jet Killers of World War 2
https://amzn.to/4aTVef2
Bat out of Hell
https://donhollway.com/me163/
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