Messerschmitt ME-163 Komet

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6th Jul 2004, 10:43

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Messerschmitt ME-163 Komet

In 1962 whilst a senior apprentice at RAF Halton, I and a group of fellow apprentices, were seconded to refurbish a ME-163 (purely cosmetically). It was completed, from memory, in about March of 1962.

Does anyone know of its current location??

6th Jul 2004, 12:48

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Errr... Cosford i suspect...

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/...aircraft_id=57

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The latest edition of Ken Ellis's 'Wrecks and Relics' lists the Science Museum Me 163 (191316) as ex-Halton.

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Here's a link to a web page all about it with some photos from the early 60s at Halton that might bring back some memories:

http://www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl/~home/rob/me163/scm.htm