Me-163 in Combat - How the Only Rocket Fighter in History Fought the Allies (Part 1)

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Messerschmitt Me-163 'Komet' was a German rocket-powered 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 Me-163 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/me-163/

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