Nazi Germany Built a Rocket Fighter That Hit 620 MPH in 1941. It Killed More of Its Own Pilots Than the Enemy
The first Komet flew in 1941 and shattered every speed record of its age, exceeding 620 mph before the jet engine even existed. For about seven minutes the Messerschmitt Me 163 outflew anything the…
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