Meet the Komet. Imagine flying in a bomber formation over Germany, tucked into the dorsal ball turret of your B-17. You are already on edge, waiting for the flak to spatter and the FW-190s and Bf-109s to pounce upon you. Somehow, over the last few missions, you've learned to deal with those menacing mauraders, telling yourself, "It will all be over soon." Suddenly, you see a white streak of smoke propelling nearly verticaly, aimed directly at you, and coming so fast that you can hardly swing your gun around and take aim. Almost in the same instance, it whizzes past, having shot a few cannon rounds your direction only micro seconds earlier. It is like nothing you have ever encountered, and a feeling of dread grows within you as you realize it is something completely unusual and frighteningly sinister; the shock value of the experience penetrates deeply into your soul.
You've just met a desperate Luftwaffe pilot strapped in his Me-163 Komet, defending the last remnants of his home--and he almost shot you down.
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- "Fact Sheet: Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet," from National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, NationalMuseum.AF.mil. Online fact sheet.
- "Messerschmitt Me 163" from Wickipedia.com. Online article.
- "Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Comet) Rocket-Powered Interceptor (1944)," from Military Factory.com. Online article.
- de Bie, Rob, "Me 163 Komet Web Site," a dedicated research repository featuring over 700 photos and 1,200 web pages of material contributed by aviation enthusiasts, researchers, and hobbyists. Web site.
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