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Messerschmitt
Me 163 Komet
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Designed
as a point interceptor, the
Me 163 Komet used a rocket engine to climb to altitude
quickly and glided back to base. The prototype was first
tested in 1941 but the did not enter operational use until 1944 due
to engine and fuel problems.
279 Me 163B Komets were built, scoring 9 kills
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| Specifications
(Me 163B) |
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| Related
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Related
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| Stuff
You Can Buy |
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Book:
Top Secret Bird
Wolfgang Spate |
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Print:
Ascension
Thomas Tullis |
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page updated 11 February 2008
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