Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a, AIR MIN 215 / 191659, National Museum of Flight Scotland
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Registration: AIR MIN 215
Construction Number: 191659
Code Number: 191659/Yellow 15
Model Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a
Operator: National Museum of Flight Scotland
Airport: East Fortune - Museum, UK - Scotland
Photographer: Malcolm Clarke
Date Taken: 06/06/1993
Date Submitted: 15/10/2007
The world's only operational rocket-powered interceptor, the unique Me163 was the fastest aircraft of WW2. Its wheels dropped off after take-off and it landed on a retractable skid.
Picture ID:1076847