| LC control no. | sh 85083983 |
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| LC classification | TL686.M44 |
| Topical heading | Messerschmitt 163 (Fighter plane) |
| Variant(s) | Komet (Fighter plane) Messerschmitt 163 (Fighter planes) |
| See also | Fighter planes Messerschmitt airplanes Rocket planes |
| Found in | Wikipedia, August 5, 2010: under Messerschmitt Me 163 (the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft; it remains the only rocket-powered fighter to have ever been operational; its design was revolutionary, and the plane was capable of performance unrivalled at the time; Messerschmitt test pilot Rudy Opitz in 1944 reached 698 mph; over 300 planes were built, however the Komet proved ineffective as a fighter, having been responsible for the destruction of only about nine Allied aircraft) |
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