Aircraft Photo of 191095 | Messerschmitt Me-163B-1A Komet | Germany - Air Force | AirHistory.net #43467
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:191095
Aircraft Original Type:Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet
Aircraft Generic Type:Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet
Aircraft Version:Messerschmitt Me-163B-1A Komet
C/n (msn):191095
Operator Titles:Germany - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDWF   IATA: -   Local: DWF   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
 
Photo Date:19 August 2013
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 43467
Photo Comment

Production Komets were not ready for operational use until July 1944 and only 279 had been delivered by the end of the war. The sole operational Komet group, JG 400, scored nine kills while losing 14 of its own aircraft. This example never flew and was most probably deliberately sabotaged by the French forced labourers that built it. The hulk was restored by the Canadian National Aviation Museum and acquired by the National Museum of the USAF for display in 1999.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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