The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, designed by Alexander Martin Lippisch, was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft. As of 2010, it remains the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft to have ever been operational. Its design was revolutionary, and the Me 163 was capable of performance unrivaled at the time
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A wonder weapon that was untouchable whilst it was under power but once the fuel was exhausted it was a sitting duck for allied fighters gliding back to base and especially in the landing phase when it came to a halt on an open airfield and could not even taxi to a place of relative safety.