Once an Me 163 skidded to a halt on its belly, it had to be hoisted up and towed by a modified agricultural tractor. The Komet’s rocket engine used a propellant called C-Stoff, combining ...

This particular example is the Me 163 B-1a variant, serial number 191301. ... Museum staff says that the Komet's interior and cockpit very much reflect the beaten-up look of the outside.

The Me 163 would be towed aloft, using the Messerschmitt Bf-110 twin-engine aircraft. The Me 163 had no fixed landing gear, instead relying on a dolly that was soon jettisoned after takeoff and ...

Nazi Germany pursued numerous ambitious and impractical weapon programs over the course of World War II. One of the few that saw action was the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, the only rocket-powered ...