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| Keywords: Me 163 at Melbourne c1950.jpg A Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet Werknummer c/n 191907 at Point Cook Melbourne Australia circa in 1950 It is thought that Wk Nr 191907 was built in early 1945 and allocated to II Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 400 2nd Group 400th Fighter Wing at Husum Germany As rocket fuel had all but run out in early 1945 Wk Nr 191907 probably never flew and was not given unit markings The aircraft was captured by the British taken to the UK for evaluation and presented to the Australian government in 1946 This aircraft is today in the collection of the Australian War Memorial 136092 ca 1950 Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia Messerschmitt Me 163 191907 Black and white photographs | ||||
