Originally Posted by
johannesl
If you can get your hands on a copy of Aircraft in Profile 225 on the Me 163 it talks about several encounters including what may be the single most successful mission on Aug. 24, 1944 when 3 bombers were reported shot down. Also, the short amount of time that a pilot had to carry out a firing run ... about 2.5 seconds, because the MK 108 had such a low muzzle velocity that you couldn't start firing until you were 650 yards out and had to quit firing at 200 yards to turn away and avoid a collision.
There is also a book called Rocket Fighter written by an Me 163 pilot which may have some combat reports but it has been so long that I read it I can't remember weather it did or didn't. The one thing I do remember most from it was that any pilot who was unfortunate enough to flip a 163 on landing was usually dissolved by the corrosive fuel used by the rocket motor. On the other hand, it might just explode too and get it over with in a hurry.
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