When Me 163s Battled P-51s

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It’s November 2nd, 1944. During a huge air battle that rolled across the German skies USAAF P-51 Mustang fighter escorts encountered a highly unusual enemy - Me 163 Komet rocket interceptors. This was the largest number of Komets in the air in history. A desperate battle ensued with Komets trying to evade Mustangs while taking down Americana B-17s.

Historical sources:

Stephen Chapis and Andrew Thomas Allied Jet Killers of World War 2 (Aircrafts of the Aces #136, Osprey publications)
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/JG400-R.htm (in German)
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/fred-wendall-glover
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/louis-herman-norley
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase
https://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Nov.44.html

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00:00 Me 163 Take Off
01:32 Komets Attack
03:16 B-17 Turrets Open Fire
04:26 P-51 Intercepts Komet
07:01 Burning Komet Dives
08:36 Mustang Pursues Komet
10:53 Last Komet Shot Down

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