Plans of Messerschmitt Me 163

Plans of Messerschmitt Me 163
This wartime US plan of the Messerschmitt Me 163 has the overall layout correct, but some details wrong, in particular the rounded end of the wings - the actual aircraft had straight wing tips.
Me 163 vs Allied Heavy Bombers, Northern Europe 1944-45, Robert Forsyth. Looks at the development of both the Me 163 and the later versions of the B-17 that it fought and the training of the opponents, before moving onto look at most if not all of the actual clashes between the Me 163 and Allied bombers. Reveals the Me 163 to have been an impressive technological achievement, but one that was still vulnerable to the much larger numbers of Allied escort fighters and which had very little impact on the fighting, especially when one looks at the effort that went into its development (Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (15 February 2019), Plans of Messerschmitt Me 163 , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_me163_plans.html

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