WWII - 1940s, Germany: Aircraft - ME-163 German Jet Propelled / Rocket Plane

WWII - 1940s, Germany: Aircraft - ME-163 German Jet Propelled / Rocket Plane Intertitle: Geheime Kommandosache aka Secret Commando Operation. MS ME-163 w/ markings KE S W. sitting on concrete w/ planes in background; turned by man w/ cart under tail. 01:00:41 LS Pan ME-163 taking off & steep climb out of sight. R. to L. 01:01;12 LS ME-163 in flight; air to air. 01:01:19 LS to MS pan w/ ME-163 landing on grass past camera. 01:01:41 LS Pan ME-163 taking off & steep climb out of sight. L. to R. 01:02:05 MS German officers & civilians looking up (brief); pan L. ro R. take off. 01:02:40 MS Pan w/ ME-163 L. to R. landing approach. 01:02:46 CU pilot smiling & talking in cockpit w/ raised canopy; MS w/ engineers & others talking to pilot. 01:02:59 Refueling ME-163 from truck in hanger. 01:03:04 LS take off R. to L. 01:03:40 Air to air in flight, multiple shots. 01:04:22 MCU landing R. to L. Men & chase car to aircraft. 01:04:41 LS airplane overhead. 01:05:08 German officers watching landing L. to R. in background. 01:05:18 Opening of hanger doors from inside. Men move plane into hanger. WW2 Captured Enemy Film; 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.