Aircraft: 1944, Germany: ME-163A Rocket Plane at Peenemunde-West, Germany Test Flight 19Apr44

Aircraft: 1944, Germany: ME-163A Rocket Plane at Peenemunde-West, Germany Test Flight 19Apr44 Title. Man (possibly Alexander Lippisch) & woman in fur coat talk beside jet w/ others waiting in wind. Men checking aircraft w/ Nazi swastika & tail number V18. Engine started. Men holding plane release & bright tail flames, various configurations. 01:01:10 Aircraft taxiing nearly out of sight followed by chase car. Take off NOT seen. 01:01:37 Jet aircraft in level flight above light clouds from chase plane behind & in front; from below as it banks. Various turns. WW2 Captured Enemy Film; WWII German Air Force Research / Testing; Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. NOTE: World’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. First flight 18Jul42. Introduction April, 1944. NOTE: In our experience German Nazi era material is considered in the public domain throughout the world. If users feel any further clearances are necessary they are to be their own responsibility.