Updated the Science Museum page with two photos from around 1970, found in an old Koku Fan issue
Updated the Cosford page with more photos by Kevin Blacktop (UK) from 2017 and 2018
Updated the Cosford page with two photos from 2020, courtesy of Kevin Blacktop (UK)
Updated the RAF Cosford page with news that its Komet moved to the RAF Hendon museum in 2022 (courtesy of Kevin Blacktop)
Updated the References page with two new Komet books: 'Me 163. Raketenjäger - Entwicklung - Technik - Einsatz', the translation of the Crécy Publishing book from 2021 and 'Me 163 vs Allied Heavy Bombers – Northern Europe 1944-45' by Robert Forsyth
Updated the Kits and accessories page with a new 1/72 Komet model by GasPatch
Updated the Kits and accessories page with fifteen accessories by 'Germania Figuren' in 1/87, 1/72, 1/48 and 1/35 scales
Updated the page for Komet 191452 at the RCAF Station Arnprior aircraft dump for the first time in 17 years. Kevin Kibbe found two new photos online
Updated the White 05 pages with another photo of the aircraft on the Brandis dump in June 1945, courtesy of Richard Aigner
Updated the Kits and accessories page with two Quinta Studios '3D cockpit decal' sets in 1/48 scale
Updated the Flying Heritage Collection page with news about its future as the 'Wartime History Museum'
Updated the Kits and accessories page with another seven detail and mask sets by Eduard, LF Models, Gaspatch and Montex. There are 327 entries now
Updated the Kits and accessories page with seven more items: a Gaspatch 1/48 detail set, a Gaspatch 1/48 Scheuch-Schlepper, Gaspatch pilot figures in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scales, a Gaspatch masking set and a Print Scale 1/48 decal sheet
Updated the Kits and accessories page with a Hobby 2000 reboxing of the Academy 1/72 Me-163B/S model
Created a new page about 'White 13'. This mysterious Komet is featured on many decals sheets and profile drawings, yet only one photo is known where this aircraft is seen in the background. This photo was probably misinterpreted too.
Updated the 'White 42' / FE495 and Freeman Field Komet pages with the final confirmation that the location of the 'six trucks with Komets' and 'Komet loaded on C-46' indeed was Merseburg. Information courtesy of Christine Winter-Schulz, who is preparing a book on the former World War II Luftwaffe airbase and later Soviet / Russian airbase in her home town of Merseburg
Updated the references list with 'The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet - Kagero Top Drawing 1173' with 1/32, 1/48 & 1/72 scale drawings
Updated the Kits and accessories page with a Wolfpack reboxing of the Academy 1/72 Me-163B/S model
Updated the WNr 191454 'Yellow 11' page two new photos from the Hyde Park exhibition, courtesy of Joe Grasela
Updated the references list with a new revised and updated combined edition of the two-volume series by Stephen Ransom and Hans-Hermann Cammann published in 2002-2003. News courtesy of Kevin Blacktop
Updated the 'White 14' page with a comment that another 'White 14' existed, courtesy of Guenther Bihler
Updated the Canada Aviation Museum Komet page with the great news that its identity is finally confirmed: a photo has surfaced on Ebay that clearly shows 191914 painted on the left side of the vertical tail. All references to 191916 on this website were replaced with 191914, which felt like a Winston Smith memory hole job, to be honest. Information courtesy of Peter Kormos (Hungary)
Gathered all the yearly What's new pages into one rather large page. It makes searches for older updates easier. I counted a grand total of 942 updates.
Updated the Archives page with one more online Komet-related document from the National Air and Space Museum, courtesy of Ronnie Olsthoorn (Netherlands)
Updated the Deutsches Museum page with (older) news that this Komet was given a CT-scan, courtesy of Andrea Rebuzzini
Updated the Kits and accessories page with five masking sets for the Gaspatch model, by Dead Design
Updated the Kits and accessories page with a 3D cockpit decal set in 1/32 scale by Quinta Studios, courtesy of Kevin Blacktop
Updated the East Fortune Komet page with a photo from the 1964-1966 time span at Cranfield, kindly supplied by John Hinton
Updated the Kits and accessories page with a new 1/48 Me 163B model by Gaspatch Models from Greece. It seems this is the new benchmark kit in 1/48 scale.
Updated the Soviet Me 163B page with a link to a YouTube movie that shows the Soviet Me 163B in action, although briefly. Courtesy of Richard Aigner
Updated the Berlin-Gatow page again with more information on this Komet's time at Finningly and St Athan, courtesy of John Phillips
Updated the Berlin-Gatow page with more information on this Komet's time at RAF Colerne, courtesy of John Phillips. It's now probable that the Komet arrived around 1949
Updated the References section with 'Single No. 14 - Messerschmitt Me 163B-1 Komet' and 'Spotlight on Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet'
Updated the Archives page with four online Komet-related documents from the National Air and Space Museum, courtesy of Bernard Biales
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with the appearance of a Scheuch-Schlepper at Militracks, and a museum example in the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum
Updated the Models page with 1/72 and 1/48 resin sets of an ox used for towing Komets
Updated the USAAF Komet FE500 / T-2-500 page with a link to a yet another unique color photo of this aircraft, courtesy of Michael Schulpen
Updated the Models page with two 1/72 Yahu instrument panels
Updated the Models page with two 1/32 Yahu instrument panels and another issue of the 1/144 Brengun kit
Updated the Models page with three 1/1 scale resin models of MK 108 ammunition, and five 1/1 scale resin models of MK 151/20 ammunition
Updated the Models page with a 1/1 scale resin model of the Me 163B's Revi 16D gunsight
Updated the Deutsches Museum page with scans of an article about the repatriation of this Komet in 1964, from 'Jägerblatt'
Updated the CG positions and range page with one new data point and a link to the source document, courtesy of Reinhold Stadler
Updated the References section with 'The Me 163 Komet – A Detailed Guide to the Luftwaffe’s Rocket-Powered Interceptor'
Updated the Models page with a reissue of the Hasegawa 1/32 Komet
Updated the Models page with two new 1/32 Komet pilots by Retrokit
Updated the References section with 18 new references, courtesy of Julian Herrero (Spain)
Created a new page about MK 108 ammunition in 3D CAD that was kindly supplied by Chad Steimel (USA). The models are based on the MK 108 ammunition - line drawings and photos that have been on this site since 2004
Updated the Deutsches Museum page with news that the Komet moved from the Munich main museum site to the Flugwerft Schleissheim facility, and an improved description of its history, courtesy of a 'Klassiker der Luftfahrt' article
Added a PDF download option for Keith Pickering's paper 'Recovered equations and ordinates of the Göttingen 765 airfoil', courtesy of Keith Pickering
Updated the Models page with a new 1/32 Komet decal sheet by Foxbot Models, and a 1/32 Anlasswagen by Zoukei Mura
Updated the Models page with a new 1/144 Komet model by F-Toys, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Updated the Models page with a new 1/144 Komet model by Brengun Model Accessories
Updated the Models page with an imitation World War 2 style ID model as made by the Cruver company in 1/72 scale, now produced by Capt. Midnight
Updated the BT1000 Bombentorpedo page with two new sections: a BT1000 casing was recently found in Poland (news courtesy of Maciek Bal), and a drawing of the windtunnel model was found on the www.deutscheluftwaffe.de website
Updated the Models page with resin R4M rockets and racks in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scales
Updated the Berlin-Gatow page with more information on this Komet's time at RAF Colerne, courtesy of John Phillips. It's clear now that the Komet arrived much earlier there than was reported previously
Updated the RC models page with two 1/12.8 scale (73 cm span) foam Komets by Hacker and Raketenmodellbau Klima, information courtesy of Richard Ng (USA)
Updated the Links page with Jens Grosse-Kampmann's site 'Informationen über historische Flugzeuge & Technik'. It shows among others recovered, restored and rebuilt Komet parts
Updated the Models page with three new 1/32 Komet accessories: a Scheuch-Schlepper and two trailers by ProfiModeller
Updated the Models page with a new 1/144 Komet model by Armory, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Updated the RC models page with a 1/9.8 scale (95 cm span) foam Komet by Durafly, information courtesy of Richard Ng (USA)
Updated the USAAF Komet FE500 / T-2-500 page with a link to a unique color photo of this aircraft, courtesy of Michael Schulpen
Updated the Models page with a 1/1 scale resin model of the Me 163B's KG13A control stick
Updated the Models page with new 1/48 and 1/32 decal sheets by AIMS containing Me 163B options
Updated the Models page with a new 1/72 decal sheet by AIMS containing two Me 163B options
Updated the Models page with a 1/32 resin clear canopy by Alley Cat designed for the Meng and Hasegawa kits
Updated the References section with 'HWK109-509 A1 Motor - Volume 1' by Manuel Thomas
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with a model list, and links to a 1/32 scale scratch-built Scheuch-Schlepper (courtesy of Piet Bouma)
Updated the Models page with a new 1/72 decal sheet for RAF Komet VF241 by Rising Decals
Updated the Models page with a new 1/32 Me 163B model announced by Meng Model
Updated the Models page with two new 1/72 Me 163C models by Special Hobby
Updated the Models page with a 1/144 scale Me 163S, offered by 3D printer Shapeways and designed by Kymatti (information courtesy of Eric Verschuur)
Updated the Academy 1/72 Me 163B page with two links to models. 'MichelC' is building an incredibly detailed 1/72 model!
Updated the Models page with a 1/32 MK 108 gun bay detail set under development by Eclipse Model Design
Updated the Models page with a link to photos of the masters of the 1/32 SG500 Jagdfaust set by Eclipse Model Design
Updated the drawings page with news of a Walter rocket engine set sold by '48 German Aircraft Blueprint Archive', including a sample drawing
Created a new page about the Foreign Evaluation (FE) Komets, information courtesy of Luigi Mazzola
Updated the White 05 and White 11 pages with 'negative' versions of some photos to better discriminate the camouflage pattern. Idea and photos of courtesy of Luigi Mazzola
Updated the Models page with a 1/32 SG500 Jagdfaust resin detail set under development by Eclipse Model Design
Updated the Models page with turned metal pitot tube and MG-151 barrels sets in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 scale by Master Model
Updated the Flight simulation page with a new free Komet sim called 'Komet Fighter', information courtesy of Tibor Stilz
Updated the Kurz' flying glider replica page with 56 photos showing the build process, courtesy of Frank Deeth
Added a new page about Joachim Beh's Komet scaled replica concept. Anyone interested is asked to send his comments
Updated the Hobby Boss 1/72 Me 163B page with a link to Jiri Holub's model
Added Keith Pickering's paper 'Recovered equations and ordinates of the Göttingen 765 airfoil' to the Me 163 profiles, with many thanks to Keith for his hard work
Updated the 'White 42' / FE495 page with a photo of 'FE495' at an exhibition, but from a slightly different angle
Updated the RC models page with two models by CFK Heli Innovations in 1/6.8 and 1/13.3 scale, courtesy of Michael Schulpen (NL)
Updated the Deutsches Museum page with a photo from 1964 that appears to show this aircraft being transported from the UK to Germany
Updated the 'White 42' / FE495 page with a photo that appears to show 'FE495' in yet another paint scheme
Updated the Models page with a new issue of the Hasegawa 1/32 Me 163B, courtesy of Niklas Wingborg
Updated the RAF Melksham page with Melksham memories kindly provided by Chez Watts
Updated the NASM Komet page with two photos showing the Komet at the Udvar-Hazy Center, courtesy of Jörg Schaden (Germany)
Updated the links to Manuel Thomases' site on the Badges page
Updated the Models page with a 1/72 Me 163B by Aescala PMP
Updated the Models page with news of the issue of the Special Hobby 1/72 Me 163A with Scheuch-Schlepper, courtesy of Ueli Hebeisen
Updated the Cosford page with a photo of the third camouflage after the restoration, courtesy of David McDonald
Updated the Science Museum page: Patrick Hinnigan wrote about two RAF Halton photos already published on the site, that he made on the day the aircraft was moved to the museum
Replaced all dead links to AOL sites and replaced them with the current URLs (Bernhard Weiss' Fliegerhorste and Thomas Genth's Home page)
Updated the Science Museum page with a new photo of this Komet during its time at RAF Halton
Updated the References section with a NACA paper by Hellmuth Walter on his rocket engines (listed in the 'Me 163 books' section). It is available for download as a PDF. Information courtesy of Philip Cox
Updated the Freeman Field Komet page with a high-resolution photo, courtesy of Julian Abram
Added a page about the Orlik 1/33 card model, courtesy of Julian Abram
Updated the References section with Stephen Ransom's new book 'Jagdgeschwader 400: Germany's Elite Rocket Fighters', Bartlomiej Belcarz & Robert Peczkowski's 'Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet' and a revised issue of Eric Brown's 'Wings of the Luftwaffe', courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Updated the Models page with a 1/32 Me 163B announced by Dragon Cyber-Hobby
Updated the NASM Komet page with information when the Komet was returned to the Udvar-Hazy Center, courtesy of Mandy Livingston of the 'Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum'
Updated the NASM Komet page with news that it moved back from the 'Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum' to the Udvar-Hazy Center, news courtesy of Kevin McCartney
Posted a preview of the Rocketeer 1/72 decal set. It looks very impressive!
Updated the Models page with a 1/72 Me 163C by Aescala PMP
Updated the 191912 at Farnborough page with a unique piece of history: Paul Becker (Canada) sent scans of the 'German Aircraft Exhibition' program book
Added a short review of the brand-new Peddinghaus 1/72 decal set
Updated the Models page with new Komet decals in both 1/72 and 1/32 scales by Peddinghaus; excellent news for 1/72 modelers especially since there are no other good decals in this scale
Updated the Bad Zwischenahn airfield page with an aerial photograph, and overlaid it with two photos showing a starting Komet, the latter found by Richard Aigner
Added a new photo of 'FE495' on the 'White 42' page
Updated the Merseburg / Air Classik Me 163B replica page with a 1976 photo taken at Dusseldorf airport
Updated the References section with Eric Brown's 2007 book 'Wings on My Sleeve' in which he describes flying the Komet under power, courtesy of Martin George
Updated the Models page with a future decal release in 1/72 scale by Rocketeer Decals
Updated the Me 163 pilots page with Oberfeldwebel Walther Wobst, test pilot at Rechlin, information courtesy of Rainer Zausch
Updated 'Komet art' section of the links page with many new links to great art
Updated the models section with a short report about Jim Gordon's Academy Komet
Updated the links page with a new section containing links to videos on YouTube and others
Updated the Me 163 pilots page with the name of baron Henning von Kruger, information courtesy of George W. Rappelyea
Updated the 'White 11' page with a camouflage analysis provided by Jim Gordon (USA)
Updated the 'White 05' page with a set of high-resolution photos of the wreck, courtesy of Richard Aigner
Updated the Herkules II lift page with a new high-resolution photo, courtesy of Richard Aigner
Updated the Cosford page with two photo series showing the revised 'zebra' camouflage now applied, courtesy of Kevin Blacktop (UK) and Terry Gray (UK)
Updated the page about Mr. Kurz' replica with a link to a beautiful video of the Komet flying at the La Ferté Alais 2009 air show, courtesy of Al Thomson
Updated the Models page with a 1/72 T-Stoff tanker by Academy, courtesy of Ian Stapley
Updated the Models page with news of a 1/72 Me 163A plus Scheuch-Schlepper announced by Special Hobby
Added a photo of the Arba 1/72 Me 163C
Updated the page about Späte's red Komet with a link to Mihael Golubic's Revell kit
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with a picture of the post-war Einachsschlepper
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with some information on a post-war civilian development called the Einachsschlepper
Updated the SG500 Jägerfaust page with thorough analyses by Peter Ripley (UK) and Andreas (Germany) of the firing sensor
Updated the Flying Heritage Collection page with the first photos after the restoration, courtesy of Gary Webster
Updated the Cosford page with a great photo by Gert Jan van Laar (NL), showing the Komet in 1982 with a camouflage that hadn't been documented so far
Updated the link to Shamus Reddin's excellent Walter web site on the links page and on various pages linking to the Walter site
Added a brief page about the BSK 16 gun camera
Added a photo of the Artitec 1/87 Me 163B
Added a photo of the Horizon Conversions 1/32 Me 163S
Added two photos of the King & Country finished Me 163B with Scheuch-Schlepper
Updated the RC models page with a 1/3 scale carbon fiber Komet by AS Composite
Updated the Kits and accessories page with five ready-made 1/72 scale models by Easy Models (Trumpeter)
Added two items to the Kits and accessories page: an Extraplan 1/72 Me 163A and a Revell 1/72 decal sheet
George Lucas, the builder of the Chino Me 163B replica, revised his website and invited us to take a look (the link is posted on the Chino replica page)
Updated the FE500 / T-2-500 page with a link to the USAF biography of test pilot Gustav Lundquist, courtesy of Joe Grasela
Created a new page for the Hobby Boss 1/72 Me 163B, with photos kindly supplied by Rebecca Armand
Updated the Flying Heritage Collection page with news of the collection moving from Arlington airfield (WA) to Paine Field in Everett (WA). The Komet arrived on 1 May.
Updated the References section with a 1999 video by DD Video titled 'Famous warplanes Volume 12: Messerschmitt Me 262 and Me 163 Komet'
Added two photos of the resin Airmodel 1/72 Me 163A
Added an HBM Models 1/200 Me 163B model to the Kits and accessories page
Updated the Kits and accessories section with a 1/200 model by MetalModels
Updated the References section with a 1997 AIAA paper on the Komet, courtesy of Niklas Wingborg from Sweden
Updated the Airfields page with numerous bits of information courtesy of Bernhard Weiss
Changed the References and Kits and accessories pages so they are easier to navigate
Updated the Flight simulation page with a few links to YouTube movies featuring the Komet in Il 2 - Forgotten Battles, courtesy of Michael Schulpen
Updated the Kits and accessories section with news of a re-release of the Hasegawa 1/32 model, with different decals
Updated the Czechmaster 1/72 Me 163A page with a photo of the unbuilt model
Updated the Airmodel 1/72 Me 163D page with photos of Matthias Simon's model
Created a new page for the Airmodel 1/72 Me 163C with a report of Matthias Simon's model
Updated the Kits and accessories section with Takara 1/144 model from 2004, that was previously only listed as a ready-made model
Updated the Venlo page with an aerial photo of the T and C-Stoff complex, kindly provided by Marcel Hogenhuis of the 'Förderverein Ehemaliger Fliegerhorst Venlo e.V.'
Updated the US Air Force Museum page with four photos showing the Komet in storage at St Jean during the 'fifties. The photos were made by Richard E. Dumigan and kindly contributed by Eric Dumigan
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with a photo showing its usage with the V1 (Fi 103), courtesy of Robert Weyers
Updated the Victoria Products Me 163A model page with a box art picture
Updated the 'RC models' section with a report on the Quality Fiberglass (Bob Sealy) Komet built by Lee Coleman. Lee, your e-mail address is no longer valid, can you drop me a line if you read this?
Created a new page showing the BT 1000 Bombentorpedo that was wind tunnel tested for use under the Komet. Please note that this possibly is an April Fools' Day hoax! The page is based on photos and documents kindly provided by André de Zwart and Vince O'Mahony.
Updated the Brandis page with a great aerial photo made in 1991, courtesy of Thomas Genth
Updated the References section with scans of the table of contents of the Me 163B pilot's manual
Created a new page showing the history of USAAF Komet FE500 / T-2-500, based on photos and documents kindly provided by Bill Zemanek and Joe Grasela
Created a new page showing a single photo of the first Me 163B prototype KE+SX, courtesy of Mike Furline
Added Craig Sargent's Academy 1/72 Komet to the 'Kits and accessories' section
Updated the 'Kits and accessories' section with the instructions for the 1/72 Condor Decals set and the 1/72 Ouragan resin set set
Updated the Berlin-Gatow page with a photo set from 2000 kindly supplied by Jürgen Peter Esders
Updated the Hasegawa 1/32 Komet page with links to a great model shown at the IPMS Singapore site, courtesy of Julian Herrero
Created a new page for the Komet 191912 at Farnborough in November 1945.
Updated the East Fortune Komet page with a photo from the 1945-1947 time span, possibly at Farnborough
Created a new page for Komet 191452 at the RCAF Station Arnprior aircraft dump in 1957 with two photos that have never before been published. A big thanks to Stephen Fochuk!
Updated the drawings page with a listing of the Komet folders in the Deutsches Museum archives, courtesy of Bernard Biales
Added three new photos of the Air Force Museum Komet, showing it together with a Walter rocket engine. The photos were kindly provided by Brian Teasdale
Updated the Kits and accessories section with new Komet 1/48 and 1/32 decals by Peddinghaus Decals
Updated the White 05 page with a new photo showing its wreck in May 1945, and a slightly revised history
Updated the Duxford page with four photos by R.L. Bossom that show the cockpit during the late seventies.
Updated the National Air and Space Museum and Science Museum pages with links to walkarounds by Howard Mason on the Prima Portal website
Updated the Kits and accessories section with news of a new 1/72 model announced by Hobby Boss
Updated the Kits and accessories section with a box art photo of the Tsukuda 1/48 Me 163B
Updated the Komet VF241 page with a summary of the RAE report on the flight tests, courtesy of Shamus Reddin
Updated the CG positions and range page with RAE data
Noted that I had forgotten to add the year-old Bestandliste page to the main menu!
Updated the Kits and accessories page with a new decal set in 1/72 scale (finally!)
Added an HBM Models 1/200 Me 163B model to the Kits and accessories page
Updated the page about RAF Komet VF241 page with one of the well-known photos of this aircraft. However, it is in high resolution, so you can even read the stencils!
Updated the Cosford page with a fantastic historic photo, showing the Komet at the Rocket Propulsion Establishment for the first time
Updated the 'Yellow 11' page with an observation by a website visitor that it lacks the standard cooling vents on the rear fuselage. This appears to be the only Komet seen without them.
Renewed the layout of the main page
Updated the page about Mr. Kurz' replica with some news about the overhaul and modifications performed by the new owner EADS, courtesy of Frank Deeth
Added a scan of the older Airwaves 1/72 photo etch set, kindly provided by Niklas Wingborg
Updated the Flying Heritage Collection page with news of the collection moving from Arlington airfield (WA) to Paine Field in Everett (WA)
Updated the References page with the Lippisch biography 'Erinnerungen'
Added an Eduard 1/32 pre-painted Me 163B instrument panel to the Kits and accessories page
Updated the release dates of the German DVD titled 'Das Kraftei - Raketenjäger Me 163 B Komet' on the Me 163 references page, news courtesy of Bert Daanje
Updated the links page with a link to Erwin Wiedmer's 'Cockpitinstrumente' website, that shows three Komet panels, among others
Created a small page with data on the CG positions and range of the Me 163B
Updated the Komet VF241 page with a link to an MSN site on the subject of Wisley airfield, courtesy of Paul Robinson
Updated the RC models page with PEWO plans for a 1/3 scale Komet
Added a new photo to the 'Wright Field Air Fair' photo series
Added a soon to be released Special Hobby 1/72 Me 263 to the Kits and accessories page
Added a link on the links page to the Jetex site with a video of a Jetex rocket-powered RC Komet (thanks to Bert Daanje)
Added a link on the links page to Martin Foley's new webpages about the Komet (under development)
Updated the (changed) links to Glijn van Driessche's 'Aircraft walkarounds site' on the Duxford and Cosford, news courtesy of Glijn van Driessche
Updated the page about Stephane Colin's Me 163B model with photos of the finished model
Updated the 'White 42' page with the interesting news that some photos were taken at Altenburg, not Merseburg, information courtesy of Paul Tremblay
Updated the Me 163B flight simulation page with more information about 'Secret Weapons Over Normandy', kindly contributed by Akurei Nagisa
Updated the Me 163B flight simulation page with more screen shots from Forgotten Battles, kindly sent by Waldemar Garcia (Puerto Rico)
Added two new photos of the Air Force Museum Me 163B, contributed by Jive
Added a link on the links page to a Norwegian site about German WW2 radio communication equipment, that discusses the FuG 16ZE/ZY radio and FuG 25a IFF as used in the Komet. Information courtesy of Bob Adams
Updated the RC models page with Gus Morfis plans for a 1/12 scale Komet, information courtesy of Scott Brener
Added a link on the links page to a Komet art by Philip Alexander, courtesy of Michael Schulpen
Updated the Australian Komet page with two photos kindly provided by Kon Kalogeropoulos (Australia). Kon's photos show the camouflage pattern and the gun bays.
Updated the References page with news that all original Luftwaffe Komet manuals are now available on CD-ROM from Luftfahrt Archiv Hafner
Added a tiny puzzle piece to the 'White 42' page, about the hangar seen in the 'seven Komet on trucks' photo, courtesy of Bernhard Weiss
Updated the Me 163B flight simulation page with more information about Forgotten Battles: Peter Nitsch (Germany) kindly supplied eight screen shots and a short history, and both Marck Szelest (Belgium) and Jeroen Wedda (The Netherlands) kindly sent four screen shots
Added a photo of Mr. Kurz' replica kindly provided by Henning Tikwe
Added a contents review of the Rocket Aero DVD Wings of Fire - The Messerschmitt Me-163
Updated the Duxford page with a link to Glijn van Driessche's 'Aircraft walkarounds site' that has 23 photos, news courtesy of Bob Adams
Added a soon to be released German DVD titled 'Das Kraftei - Raketenjäger Me 163 B Komet' to the Me 163 references page. The DVD contains interviews with pilots Günter Andreas, Reinhard Opitz, Rudolf Opitz, Kurt Schiebeler, and replica builder and pilot Josef Kurz. News courtesy of Bert Daanje
Added a brand-new Rocket Aero DVD to the Me 163 references page
Restored three links under the 'Postwar Komets' header on the home page that didn't work
Made a small update to the Komet 191904 page about the RAF Colerne museum
The Wing Group, previously listed under the 'Replicas' heading, announced that they have to put the planned replica Komet on the backburner, due to personnel changes. The page about the Wing Group replica is therefore removed until the project is revived.
Added a new page presenting the Bestandliste of the operational Komet units
Added three Eduard photo-etch detail sets and two mask sets to the kits and accessories page
Added a new booklet/decal sheet (three scales) set by Kagero to the Kits and accessories page and References page, courtesy of Ueli Hebeisen
Added a report on Roland Sachsenhofer's Hasegawa Me 163B
Updated the Messerschmitt drawing list on the Drawings page with a few drawings found in the NASM archive, plus some comments on drawing systems by Mark Williams.
Updated the Venlo page with a link to the Förderverein Ehemaliger Fliegerhorst Venlo e.V.
Identified the manufacturer of a resin 1/87 scale Komet that was listed the kits and accessories page
Photos of the first flight of Markus Richter's giant 1:2 scale RC Komet can now be seen on the website of his club, IfM Pocking e.V.
Updated the Pilots page with a link to Clint Daniel's webpage about Komet test pilot Bernhard Hohmann, and updated the link on the Links page
Added a new 1/48 scale Anlasswagen (starter cart) to the kits and accessories page
Added photos of the Rojair RC model to the RC Models section, thanks to Kevin Blacktop
A small update of the Herbert Frömert's flight logs: the issue of the 'u' charachters with a small 'v' above them was finally solved thanks to Gilbert Haentjens
Updated the Me 163 references page with news that the 'Ju 248 Baubeschreibung' is now available from Peter Korrell Luftfahrtdokumente
Updated both the Duxford page with a photo from 2002 provided by Gordon Mackenzie (Australia)
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with six photos of Martin Kämpf's completed Scheuch-Schlepper, plus some information on the restoration
Added a nice walkaround of the Science Museum Komet, kindly provided by André de Zwart
Added a link to a site with Allied gun camera footage, including a Komet (courtesy of Stephen Endersby)
Updated the Messerschmitt drawing list on the Drawings page with more translations (halfway now) and a sample drawing.
Updated the Drawings page with a list of Messerschmitt drawings identified so far (list courtesy of Stephen Endersby)
Added a Drawings page listing most of the Komet drawings that I have found. It includes a link to A.L. Bentley's website where Komet drawings can be ordered separately.
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with a link to the website of Hubert Cance who made Scheuch-Schlepper drawings for 'Tankette' magazine.
Created a Twenthe page showing very interesting Komet infrastructure still present at this RNLAF base. The report was kindly provided by Marcel Hogenhuis of the Stichting 'Historische Werkgroep Vliegveld Venlo-Herongen'
Updated the Cosford page with a fantastic example of museum aircraft preservation, as a positive conclusion to my negative evaluation of the Cosford restoration.
Updated the Australian Komet page with six photos showing its original colors, kindly provided by Alan Scheckenbach. The camouflage discussion was also extended.
Updated the Komet unit badges page with a 'Schwarze 13' badge, again kindly provided by Manuel Thomas
Updated both the Duxford and Flying Heritage Collection page with the sale of the Duxford Komet to the USA.
Updated the Duxford Komet page with a report by R.L. Bossom, who worked on the restoration of this Komet in the late seventies. The report includes several new details about 191660.
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with more news and photos of the restoration of Martin Kämpf's Schlepper, plus information from Mr. Scheuch
Updated the Cosford page with nine photos after the restoration, courtesy of Terry Gray. I also added some personal comments on the restoration.
Added a 1/8.2 scale drawing set by Aviation Modeller International to the RC models page, courtesy of Harry Richards from the New Zealand.
The Komet site was moved from the TU Delft webserver to the XS4ALL webserver. My thanks go out to the Delft University, more specifically Berthil Grashof and Dylan Krul, for hosting my Komet website for seven years! Please report any problems you experience while navigating the relocated site. The old server will redirect for quite a while.
Updated the Cosford page with a brief report of the status of the restoration, courtesy of Terry Gray
Added an apparently new book with Komet content to the references list: Glory Refused... The Memoirs of a Teenage Rocket Pilot of the Third Reich by Joachim Hoehne
Added another Landser issue (Großband Nr. 373) to the Me 163 references page
Finally identified the 'mystery' 1/48 detail set on the kits and accessories page as an old Lone Star Models set
Added an Airborne Magazine 1/4 scale drawing set to the RC models page, including a link to Alfred Rosche's website where a model under construction can be seen
Updated the Cosford page with a link to Glijn Van Driessche's 'Aircraft walkarounds site' that has no fewer than 142 restoration photos
Added 1/1200 scale Komets to the kits and accessories page
Updated the Hasegawa 1/32 Me 163B page with a problem with the canopy
Removed the Frequently Asked Questions page, and moved the content to a new contact page that will hopefully prevent frustrations due to long delays in answering e-mails
Added eight new photos and data of Martin Kämpf's Scheuch-Schlepper, courtesy of Martin Kämpf
Added a new photo of 'White 42', this one showing the right side, whereas all other showed the left side. Whether it is the same aircraft is however unclear! Photo contributed by Peter Kormos.
Added a second surviving Scheuch-Schlepper, owned by Martin Kämpf, including a photo of the Schlepper
Added a page about Erwin Macalalad's 1/72 Me 163B to which he added a scratch-built Walter rocket motor.
Added a small new page about the Flying Heritage Collection, whose website lists a Komet as a future restoration project (news courtesy of Kevin McCartney)
Added an impressive Me 163B CAD model reference data page, contributed by by Stephen Endersby
Added a polar of the Göttingen 765 profile, courtesy of Stephen Endersby, with digitized data points added
Added an interesting comment by Roger Teagarden to the Intermediate profiles page
Added a new page showing some Komet-related unit badges. The artwork of the first two badges displayed was kindly provided by Manuel Thomas
Added a 1:144 resin Komet by FE Resin to the kits and accessories page
Moved the Komet RC models from the kits and accessories page to a new RC models page, because too many RC modelers didn't find the RC model listing on the site
Added a 1:200 white metal Komet by Trident to the kits and accessories page
Checked all links on the kits and accessories subpages, and updated 22 pages
Added a Me 163A CAD model constructed by Stephen Endersby and Hans-Martin Riehle
Added an e-mail address to The Wing Group page
Updated the links to Manfred Tegge's 'Relikte in Niedersachsen & Bremen' site on the Bad Zwischenahn page
Updated the Tamiya 1/100 Me 163B page with comments by Duke Douglas on the reissues of this kit
Added a new page describing the plans of The Wing Group for building a homebuilt kit of the Komet
Added a new Popy Works 1/144 Me 163C model to the kits and accessories page
Added a new Takara 1/144 collectible Komet model to the kits and accessories page under the 'finished models' listing
Added Fassberg to the airfields page since it had a few Komets for the training of Walter engine mechanics. Also added Deelen and Twenthe in the Netherlands, in preparation for interesting Komet news from these bases.
Added two 1955 issues of Weltluftfahrt with Komet content to the Me 163 references page.
Added a minor update to the Komet 191904 page about the RAF Colerne museum
Activated the Komet VF241 page. Eventually it will discuss the Farnborough Komet in detail. Currently it contains a report on Wisley airfield, where most of test flying took place, courtesy of Kevin Blacktop.
Added a top view photo of the Cosford Komet from 1989
Added a photo of the ID Models 1/32 Me 263 vacform kit
Added a link to Carlos Lievens' extensive Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet pages (Dutch language)
Added a page about the new Cutting Edge Komet decal sheet
Added a link to 'Daniel's WWII Aviation and Memorabilia Collection 1939-1945' that includes photos and documents from the estate of former Komet test pilot Bernard Hohmann. Courtesy of webmaster Clint Daniel
Added a link to a new Japanese page by Kazuya Shibata about the Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui
Added scans of the resin parts to the Aires 1/48 Me 163B detail set page
Added new pages discussing Aeromaster sheets 48-334 and 48-335
Added a new 1/48 Cutting Edge decal sheet to the kit and accessories page
Added details of a future reprint of a Ju 248 aircraft description by Junkers to the Me 163 references page.
Added a Me 263A CAD model constructed by Stephen Endersby
Created a new page about MK 108 ammunition with unique and extremely detailed information. Warning: 1 MB page!
Updated the page about Stephen Endersby's Komet CAD model with a new version of the model
Updated the Cosford Komet page with an interesting eye witness report of a unauthorised repaint during the late sixties, courtesy of former RAF Sergeant Tom Avery
Replaced a camouflage / Scheuch-Schlepper photo with a much better scan, courtesy of Dieter Reichardt
Added a new page about a Hasegawa 1/32 Me 163B built by Kai Reckstadt from Germany
Updated the Squadron 1/32 pilot figure page with news that Valiant Miniatures seems to have the molds for this figure now, courtesy of Kevin Batterman
Updated the page about Stephane Colin's Academy 1/72 Me 163B model with new photos and more text
Added a detailing set for the Hawk Me 163B to the kits and accessories page. The manufacturer of the set is not known however!
Added a second Komet weight breakdown, this one of a stripped 'civil' glider version (largely for fun)
Added another web page supplied by Stephen Endersby: a Komet weight breakdown. Thanks Stephen!
Added a 1/32 scale resin cockpit by Grand Phoenix to the kit and accessories page
A first for the site: Stephen Endersby, Komet mailing list member, contributed a web page about the Komet CAD model that he is putting together. Considering the enormous backlog that I have, this is very welcome help, and therefore my thanks to Stephen!
Added a quite unique anonymous pilot account kindly sent by James Evans from Australia
Added Last Talons of the Eagle - Secret Nazi Technology Which Could Have Changed The Course of World War II to the references list, courtesy of Graham Davies
Added German Secret Weapons In World War II to the references list, courtesy of Graham Davies
Updated the Squadron 1/32 pilot figure page with scans of the packaging and painting instructions, with thanks to Brian Nicklas
Added a cover scan of a 1970 Scale Models issue, plus small scans of the drawings included in the article, kindly provided by Graham Davies
Added a new photo of Komet 191904 during its days at St Athan, courtesy of Graham Davies
Added German Aircraft Guns WWI-WWII to the references list, courtesy of Graham Davies
Added German Guided Missiles to the references list, which lists details of the use of the Me 163 in trials of the Ruse missile location system. Courtesy of Graham Davies
Updated the entry in the references list, and added a cover scan of Luftwaffe Aircraft and Aces, thanks to Graham Davies
Added War Machine issue 14 to the references list, courtesy of Graham Davies
Updated the entry in the references list, and added a cover scan of The Captive Luftwaffe, thanks to Graham Davies
Added Aircraft Illustrated April 1970 to the references list, courtesy of Graham Davies
Added a cover scan of William Green's Warplanes of the Third Reich, kindly provided by Graham Davies
Added The Luftwaffe Album to the references list. Courtesy of Graham Davies
Added a cover scan of Eric Brown's Wings of the Luftwaffe, kindly provided by Graham Davies
Added Dora Kurfürst und rote 13 - band 4 to the references list, courtesy of Graham Davies
Added a new section to the references page: Komet novels, with three entries, all from the 'Der Landser' series
Added the last remaining measurement (rib 6) of the intermediate profiles in the Späte wing profile drawing, kindly provided by Bob Adams
Added four more measurements of the intermediate profiles in the Späte wing profile drawing kindly provided by Bob Adams
A small update of the RAF Melksham page, about other instructional airframes present
Added a cover scan of a 1974 Scale Models issue, kindly provided by Graham Davies
Added a link to 'WWII German Aircraft Photos' which has 46 Komet photos
Added a new set of root section measurements kindly provided by Steve 'Squirrel'
Added an extensive analysis of the RAF Melksham Komet identity by Nigel Moore
Added a new Academy 1/72 Me 163B model, this one showing Stephane Colin's Me 163B under construction, with very nice detailing
Added an RAF Melksham page to the site, which contains very brief data on a Komet used for training RAF instrument and electrical mechanics. Identity is unknown
Added a link to a giant 1:2 scale RC Komet, being built by Markus Richter of the 'IfM Pocking' RC Club
More hugely interesting historic material: added four more pages of Herbert Frömert's flight log, including three pages of a second flight log that records the unpowered flights. For the first time the complete Komet training can be studied. The information is again kindly provided by Uwe Frömert
Replaced the photo of Komet 'White 11' with a much better scan, courtesy of Uwe Frömert
Improved the table version of Herbert Frömert's flight log , courtesy of Uwe Frömert
Fantastic new historic material: added two pages from the flight log of Komet pilot Herbert Frömert, courtesy of his grandson Uwe Frömert
Another scoop: a new photo of Komet 'White 11', courtesy of Uwe Frömert
Updated the A&V Resins 1/72 Me 163C page with comments by Duke Douglas
Added a new section to the references page: DVD's, with so far a single entry
Updated the Maquette 1/72 Me 163B page with a short review by Duke Douglas
Added measurements of the intermediate profiles in the Späte wing profile drawing kindly provided by Bob Adams
Added Keele University to the archives page
Added a link to the 1/24 scale MPM-HPH model on the kit and accessories page, that shows the main components of this impressive model
Added 'Compendium Modelling Guide No. 25: Messerschmitt Me163 Komet & Me262 Schwalbe' to the references page
Added an attempt to find the mathematical equation of the Göttingen 765 camber line, with limited success
Added a link to 'Flugleistungen, Aerodynamik des Me-163 "Komet" Raketenjägers', a site with very interesting graphs and data
Cleaned up the heavily outdated links page, some 40% of the links no longer worked! Links to museum Komets and Komet sims were removed completely, since they are already shown on the relevant pages.
Added new pages about the Soviet Me 163B and Me 163S 'Yellow 94'. The content is rather modest, but the pages will be expanded in the future. Scans courtesy of Shamus Reddin
Updated the Bad Zwischenahn page with a photo of the model of the airfield, as shown in the Bundeswehr hospital on the former air base. Information courtesy of Lorne Hughes
Updated the Science Museum page with another photo from its RAF Halton days. The photo was kindly supplied by Roger Miller
Added another attempt at finding Göttingen 765, this time through camber line data as found and contributed by Stephen Endersby from the UK
Added a new photo of the Shuttleworth Collection Me 163B replica under construction, kindly supplied by Geert Peeters (Belgium)
Added seven photos of the 400 km/h DW Modelltechnik RC Komet showing it in-flight. Photos courtesy Dieter Werz of DW Modelltechnik
Updated the Canada Aviation Museum Komet page with information on the organisation of aviation museums owned by the Canadian government, courtesy of John Hugh Boyd (Canada)
Updated the Canada Aviation Museum Komet page with a link to the museum's on-line digital archive that includes a fair number of Komet photos
Added two photos of the FM Details Opel Blitz T-Stoff tanker, courtesy of John Martincevic
Added one more profile measurement, based on measurements kindly contributed by Steve 'Squirrel'. Another step closer!
Updated the Science Museum page with three photos from its RAF Halton days. Two of the photos were kindly supplied by Ian Hunt (Canada).
Added two new photos of the Anlasswagen found in an old Modell Magazin issue
Added two more profile measurements, based on measurements kindly contributed by Bob Adams. It looks like we are getter closer to the elusive Göttingen 765!
Added a new screenshot of Tibor Stilz' downloadable Komet for Combat Flight Simualor on the flight simulation page, with thanks to Tibor Stilz
Updated the Scheuch-Schlepper page with photos of a surviving 1:1 example, owned by Björn Schewe and Christian Grundmann from Germany. They kindly contributed the photos shown on the page
Updated the Jimmy Währens' 1/72 Me 163D page with photos of the finished model. A unique piece of history recreated!
Added a new section about the Komet's wing profiles, largely based on measurements kindly contributed by Bob Adams
Added 'Forgotten Battles' to the flight simulation page, information courtesy of Jeroen Wedda
Revised the link to the website of George Lucas, the builder of the Chino Komet replica, the URL of which has changed recently
Added measurements to the Späte polars
Created a new subject group: 'Technical'. This will eventually contain various technical subjects, serving the interests of both historians and future Komet replica builders. The first subject added are aircraft polars (two to begin with).
Created a new page about Beni Lörtscher's 1.4 meter span Topp-Rippin RC model
Added two 1/300 wargame Komet models to the kit and accessories list
Added a small Windows Media Video film to the rocket-powered RC model page, showing the spectacular launch of the model. The film was kindly supplied by Tracy Dungan
Added a new link to the links page, this one to 364th Fighter Group web page which shows a gun camera photo of a Komet (courtesy Bob Chubb)
Updated the airfields page with information on the post-war history of Regensburg-Obertraubling, kindly supplied by Bernhard Wobito
Updated the Canada Aviation Museum Komet page with more details about its post-war stay at No 10 Repair Depot at Calgary, courtesy of Doc Hopper
Updated the information on the FiddlersGreen paper model on the kit and accessories list. They now have pages about how to power their paper model with a small rocket engine.. Information courtesy of Ken Lewis
Added a 1/87 resin Komet model to the kit and accessories list
Added a review of the CMK 1/72 interior detailing set
Added a build review of the Flashback 1/48 Me 163A kindly sent by Fabrice Fanton from France
Added a 1991 Koku Fan issue to the references page, that is reported to contain Komet color details
Added 'European Air War' and 'PRE-Flight' to the flight simulation page, information courtesy of Avi Solomon
Added photographs of the Matador Models Airfield Accessories 1/72 Anlasswagen and 1/48 Anlasswagen
Updated the Jägerfaust page with new insights by Jeffrey F. Bell from Hawaii
Added a photograph of the CMK 1/72 Me 163A model, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Added two more photos of Komet 310044/V35/GH+IN, both stills from the landing film
Added a better photo of Frank Koval's CzechModel 1/48 Me 263, doing justice to its very nice paint job
Added a 1/72 resin detail set by Ouragan Models from France to the kit and accessories list
Added a link to the new website of George Lucas, the builder of the Chino Komet replica
Updated the Bad Zwischenahn page with links to the local gliding club and golf club, which occupy the former airfield. Information courtesy of Lorne Hughes
Removed all inoperative Terraserver links from the airfield pages
Added a May 1963 issue of RAF Flying Review to the references page. Interestingly it contains a cutaway drawing
Added a June 1988 issue of Flypast to the references page. Most likely it reports about the St Athan Komet moving to Oldenburg
Added an RC Me 163C and an interesting link to the kit and accessories list, thanks to Philip Pilgrim from Ireland
Added a photo of Captain Eric Brown in the Deutsche Museum Komet, thanks to Joe Grasela
Added a German video titled 'Deutsche Düsenjäger im 2. Weltkrieg' to the references page
Added seven photos of the Merseburg (ex Air Classik) replica, kindly sent by Christoph Westhaus
Added a new color photo to the 'Wright Field Air Fair' photo series. It does not show the Komet displayed there, but it gives a very nice impression of the show. The scan was kindly supplied by Joe Grasela
Added a report about the restoration of the Cosford Komet, kindly supplied by Michael O'Sullivan
Added two new photos of the restored Canadian Komet, kindly sent by Doc Hopper
Added comments from Brent Theobald about the A&V Models Me 163C page
Added 11 new photos of the restored Canadian Komet, kindly sent by Mike Dougherty
Added two more photos of the Shuttleworth Collection Me 163B replica, kindly supplied by Michael O'Sullivan
Updated the kit and accessories list with details of the Eduard photo-etch set for the 1/32 Hasegawa Komet. Information courtesy of Kevin Blacktop
Added one more built-up Academy Komet model: Michael O'Sullivan's 'White 11' with seven photos
Updated the Jägerfaust page with new information on the single bomber that was downed with this system. Information courtesy of Stephen M. Fochuk from Canada
Added a new photo of NASM Komet 191301 at the Wright Field Air Fair in 1945. The photograph was kindly supplied by Joe Grasela
Corrected the name 'Secret Wings of the Luftwaffe' into 'Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe' on the Me 163B flight simulation page
Created a new page about a Komet crash photo that probably shows a crash involving Fritz Kelb. Photo courtesy of Gilbert Haentjes (Belgium)
Created a new page about Komet 440165, the Komet in which Fritz Husser was injured in a landing accident, on the same day that Manfred Eisenmann was killed.
Changed all 'Wright Field' references to 'Freeman Field' on the 'White 42' page, after the location of some photos was identified
Added an extra column to the opening page, splitting up the former 'wartime Komets' into 'wartime Komets' and 'postwar Komets'. This new column will give future pages on for example FE500 or VF241 a good place
Created a new page about Komet 440013, the Komet in which Manfred Eisenmann was killed during a landing accident. Many thanks to Gilbert Haentjes (Belgium) for supplying this unique photo
Added Le Messerschmitt Diabolique to the references list, a French translation of Mano Ziegler's 'Raketenjäger Me163'. Again thanks to Gilbert Haentjes
Renamed the 'Wright Field Komet' to Freeman Field Komet. The 'Wright Field Komet' name was a preliminary one, since the location of this Komet's disassembly was either Wright Field or Freeman Field. Recent research has cleared up the issue, and experts agree it was Freeman Field.
Added two more (related) sources on Komet camouflage to the Me 163B camouflage page
An interesting new development: the location of one of the Brandis capture photos was identified with the help of Andre 'Rammjäger'
Updated the link to Shamus Reddin's Walter web site on the links page
Created a new page for a Me 163B replica being built by the Shuttleworth Collection to display their Walter rocket engine. Photo courtesy of Grant Newman of the Museum of Flight at East Fortune
Added three new photos of the Anlasswagen, including two of a different model, again courtesy of Dieter Reichardt
Updated the XCOR Komet replica proposal page with more news and a photo of the 'EZ-Rocket' testbed. Information courtesy of Scott Brener
Added six photos to the Wittmundhafen page, that show the current state of some Komet-related buildings. The material was again kindly supplied by Bernhard Weiss
More fantastic photos from Australia! Alan Scheckenbach sent 10 black and white photos of Komet 191907, just before its restoration. The photos show some stencils that were not known to be applied to Komets.
Added a German Me 163 video to the reference list, that appears to be a German version of the 1993 Network Projects video
Added a fantastic new photo of the Wright Field Komet. Many thanks to David E. Brown and N. Malayney
Added another unique new photo, this time of the 'White 42' fitted with the tail of 'White 54'. Many thanks to David E. Brown and N. Malayney
Added a cover scan of a new Polish Komet book, information and cover scan courtesy of P. Skulski (Poland)
Added four photos of the 400 km/h DW Modelltechnik RC Komet, courtesy Dieter Werz of DW Modelltechnik
Added a photo of the resin parts of the Kopecky 1/144 Komet kit, found on Ebay
Combined two previously separate Testors 1/48 Komet pages into one, and added a photo of the box contents, found on Ebay
Added a box scan of the Lindberg 1/72 Komet kit, and was able to date to kit (1965), thanks to Gilbert Haentjens (Belgium)
Added a box art scan of the Falcon 1/72 canopy set, found on Ebay
Added a cover scan of Modell Fan November 1977, found on Ebay
Added 'German Jet Aces of World War 2' to the references page page, courtesy of Michael O'Sullivan
Added two new photos to the SG500 Jägerfaust page, showing a sectioned 50 mm Minengranate.
Deleted most of the links to specific Komet models from the links page. They still can be found on the individual Komet models pages, accessible from the kit and accessories list. The reason for this change is that it became too much work to update the links on all these pages simultaneously, and errors crept in
Added three very interesting photos to the Duxford Komet, showing it in 1970 at the IWM Lambeth facility. For the first time we can see it in color, thanks to Gilbert Haentjens (Belgium)
Added a section about books on German camouflage to the Me 163B camouflage page
Added four accessories for the 1/32 Hasegawa kit on the kits and accessories page, thanks to a note from Greg Davison (USA)
Added new publication data for the new Classic Publications books on the references page
Added a cover scan of Scale Modeler August 1970 issue, thanks to Ebay
Added a Ebay photo of the Bald Eagle 1/48 Me 163B vacform, courtesy of Ebay
Added a new box-art scan from Ebay to the Lindberg 1/72 Me 163B page
Added a 1999 PC flight simulator 'Nations' to the Me 163B flight simulation page, including seven high quality screen shots, thanks to Alex Hakkenberg van Gaasbeek (the Netherlands)
Updated the pilot clothing page with more information of the pilot's armband, including a unique photo, kindly supplied by Mike Furline
Created a new page about the Scheuch-Schlepper, for the moment just showing the civilian original, thanks to Wilfried Thorwirth from Germany, who sent two unique photo scans
Added a 1/8 scale RC Komet to the kit list, information supplied by Kevin Blacktop
Added a 1992 PC flight simulator called 'Secret Wings of the Luftwaffe' to the Me 163B flight simulation page, thanks to Kevin Blacktop
Added two photos of Komet 191904 during its days at St Athan, courtesy of Hugh Rees
Added a new 1/285 scale Komet model by 'Dream Pod 9' to the kit list
Removed a wartime Komet pilot photo on request
Updated the Chino replica page with news about the He 162 replica that Mr Lucas is currently building
Added more information on the display of Mr. Kurz' replica at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace at Paris-Le Bourget, including a photo showing the complete EADS Messerschmitt collection. Information courtesy of Massimo Rickler.
Emptied a folder full of model-related images:
Added three scans of the Microscale 1/32 scale decal sheet
Added a box scan of the STARR Miniatures 1/144 Komet model
Added a box contents scan of the Eagle 1/96 Komet model
Added a box scan of the new Maquette 1/72 Komet model
Added a scan of the Maly Modelarz paper Komet model
Added a scan of the Avia Verlag paper Komet model
Added a scan of the Modelcard paper Komet model
Added a scan of the Wilhelmshavener Modellbaubogen paper Komet model
Added an unknown 1/700 Komet kit to the kits and accessories list
Added two more photos of the A+V Models 1/48 Me 163C kit
Added a box art scan to the Huma 1/72 Me 263 kit page
Added two more photos of the Pavla 1/72 Me 163S kit
Added one more photo of the MPM 1/72 Me 163S kit
Added two scans of the parts of the Airmodel AM-111 conversion set
Added two scans, one of the parts and one of the painting instructions, to the Czech Model 1/48 Me 263 page
Added a box art scan to the Hasegawa 1/48 Me 163B kit page
Added a large number of book-related images:
Added a cover scan of Air Classics May 1977 issue
Added a cover scan of Air Classics February 1982 issue
Added a better cover scan of Airpower May 1977 issue
Added a cover scan of Wings April 1977 issue
Added a cover scan of Aeroplane Monthly July 1983 issue
Added a cover scan of Aeroplane Monthly October 1983 issue
Added a cover scan of Chronik des Flugplatzes Zwischenahn
Added two cover scans of The delta wing - history and development
Added a cover scan of Die deutschen Raketenflugzeuge 1935-1945
Added a cover scan of Peenemünde-West
Added a cover scan of Replic 102
Added a cover scan of Fliegen - mein Leben
Added a cover scan of Scale Modeler November 1973 issue
I bought the 1/72 Anlasswagen by Fine Scale Factory as recently added to the kits and accessories list. I can now report it is completely identical to the Nightwork Anlasswagen
Added a great set of cockpit photos of the Australian Komet, kindly contributed by Alan Scheckenbach from Australia. The cockpit appears to be nearly new!
Updated the Me 163B flying replica page with an interview I had with Mr Kurz in 2000, and more news of the new owners of the aircraft
Added 'Peenemünde-West' by Botho Stüwe from 1995 to the references list
Added the forthcoming Classic Publications 'Me 163 Volume One' to the references list
Added a new photo of the Australian Komet still in its original colors, kindly supplied by David Payne
Added a third Airmodel 1/72 Me 163A model to the kits and accessories page, this being a full resin version instead of the vacformed other two
Added a new (third!) 1/48 Scheuch-schlepper model to the kits and accessories page
Added a new link to a built-up model on the Dragon/DML 1/48 Me 163B page, courtesy of Brian Geiger
Received confirmation that the new Russian 1/72 Me 163B model by Maquette, as listed on the kits and accessories, is a completely new mould. Information courtesy of Erwin Stam of the Luchtvaart Hobby Shop
Updated the XCOR proposal page with information about a Long-EZ fitted with XCOR's rocket engines, information courtesy of Scott Brener
Added a page a Vöster RC Komet built by Adam Frazer
Added a new photo of the Anlasswagen, again courtesy of Dieter Reichardt
Added a new Komet RC model to the kits and accessories page. This jet-powered model by DW Modelltechnik claims spectacular performance!
Added two new reference scans, of Wing masters #3 and Wing masters #12, both kindly provided by Jean-Philippe Fauvarque
Added a new page about the Herkules II lift, with a photo courtesy of Dieter Reichardt
Added a new 1/72 Anlasswagen (starter cart) by Fine Scale Factory to the kits and accessories list
Added a photo of the Komet 191095 (currently at the Air Force Museum), showing it as a gate guardian at RCAF St. Jean. It was kindly provided by David E. Brown
Added 4 photos of Komet 191095 (currently at the Air Force Museum), photographed at a yet unknown location
Added a little information about St Athan on the Komet 191904 page
Started a new section, about Komet ground equipment. The first item to be discussed is the Anlasswagen (starter cart), with photos courtesy of Dieter Reichardt
Identified the location of the top row of photos on the Australian Komet, page as being RAAF Point Cook, information courtesy of Tom Gilbert from Australia
Added a link to another nicely built Academy 1/72 Komet, the link courtesy of Bob Chubb
Added some more details about the Australian Komet, more specifically from 1971, when it was unpacked from its 1946 shipping crate. Information courtesy of Tom Gilbert from Australia
Added a new photo to the Brandis after its capture page, showing another wrecked Komet, most likely an EK16 example. This photo was kindly supplied by Jaap Woortman
Added a new 1/72 Me 163B model by the Russian company 'Maquette' to the kits and accessories list
Replaced two photos of Daniel Leahy on the Australian War Memorial Komet page by better ones made with a conventional rather than a digital camera
Added ten new photos of the Australian War Memorial Komet while still at the Treloar Technology Centre, kindly provided by Darren Howie from Australia.
Added 'Les Avions Allemands aux Couleurs Francaises, Tome 2' to the references list. This 1997 book most likely contains some unique photos of French-captured Komets
Added 'Husum-Schauendahl' as the second name of 'Husum-Narrenthal' to the airfields page. Information courtesy of Bernhard Weiss
Again added two new photos to the Australian War Memorial Komet page, showing the Komet finally on official display at the AWM. Also corrected many small errors concerning the AWM. Photos and information courtesy of Daniel Leahy
Added 'Flugerprobungsstellen bis 1945' to the references list
Added a 1972 'Air Enthusiast' article to the references list
Added a 1975 'Damals' ('Back then') article to the references list
Added two new photos to the Australian War Memorial Komet page, kindly supplied by Daniel Leahy
Corrected a mistake on the 'White 42' page: the numbers '42' are not the last two digits of the WNr, but the Versuchsnummer, which changes the possibly identity from 310042/GH+IL to 310051/PK+QM.
About a month ago I discovered something I had feared longer: tails had been swopped on the American-captured Komets. The tail of 'White 54' has been used on at least two Komets, and by luck I was able to identify one of them as 'White 42', the Komet which we know as the one loaded on the truck in Germany. The consequences of this mess are:
The 'White 54' page had to be revised completely. Basically we now only know what the tail looked like
The 'White 42' page was completely revised, with many photographs added that were previously identified as 'White 54'
A new Wright Field Komet page was added, showing a yet to be identified Komet fitted with the tail of 'White 54'
A number of pages showing models with 'White 54' markings were updated with the discovery
For modellers working on model of 'White 54' this will come as a shock. 'White 54' is included as a decal option in most Me 163B models and aftermarket sheets
Added a link to a new downloadable Komet for Combat Flight Simulator II, of course on the flight simulation page. Link courtesy of Andre van der Hoek
Removed the separate 'Duxford restoration' page, and added its contents to the regular Duxford page, in order to bring it in line with the other museum pages
Added one new photo to the Duxford page, showing that the restoration is still halted. The photo was kindly supplied by Hugh Rees
Updated the names of the two Husum airbases on the airfields page, information courtesy of Bernhard Weiss
Created the Wittmundhafen page, showing a wartime map, and a a great aerial photo that was kindly supplied by Bernhard Weiss
Added two more photos of buildings remaining at Bad Zwischenahn, kindly provided by N. Giese by way of Bernhard Weiss
Added a link to Jean-Philippe Fauvarque's building report to the CzechModel 1/48 Me 263 page
Added a link to Jean-Philippe Fauvarque's building report to the Revell 1/48 Me 163 page
Added a new page about Brandis after its capture, showing five stills from a color movie made by American troops. The scans are courtesy of Gary Webster
Added the source of the photos mentioned above, an Airfoil article, and added it to the reference list
Added a few more details about the restoration of Komet 191914 at the National Aviation Museum of Canada, courtesy Jocelyn Plourde of the museum
It appears that Komet 191914 at the National Aviation Museum of Canada has been repainted or restored, and was rolled out officially on 15 June. Details are lacking at the moment
Updated a caption about a remaining building at Bad Zwischenahn, again provided by Bernhard Weiss
Updated the Mr. Kurz replica page with news that it was sold to the 'Messerschmitt Stiftung', courtesy of Oliver Zeumer
Added a link to a built-up model on the Revell 1/48 Me 163B page, contributed by Julian Herrero
Added a photo of the Air Force Museum Me 163B, contributed by Jive
This site is currently available from two servers, www.kolibri.lr.tudelft.nl where it all started some 3 years ago, and the new server www.sml.lr.tudelft.nl, which currently mirrors the original site. The former server will be phased out in the near future, so the latter must take over the site. Therefore the pages on the old site will be deactivated in steps, and the new one will be the only one updated from now on
Deleted a dead link to 'Alexander Modelling' on the Heller 1/72 Me 163B model page, courtesy of the watchful eye of fellow Komet fan Julian Herrero
Added two more linking Aircraft Resource Center articles, on the Academy 1/72 Me 163B model page, again courtesy Julian Herrero
Deleted a dead link to an 'Internet Modeler' review on the Testors' 1/482 Me 163B model page, but also added a new one the 'The Modeller's Home', courtesy Julian Herrero
Added an 1971 'Aircraft Illustrated' article to the references list
Added six Czech Master's Kit detailing sets (in 1/72 and 1/48) to the kit and accessories list
Added a new page showing Jimmy Währens' 1/72 Me 163D model, based on the Academy kit
Added three more photos of Marius van Aardt's 1/72 Airfix model
Added 1/72 and 1/32 canopy mask sets by Eduard Express Mask to the kit list
Added a lot of unknown Komet models to the kit list, all found in the 1991 issue of 'The collectors value guide for scale model aircraft' by John W. Burns. They are: an Aurora 1/72 Me 163B (Heller mould), a Combat Models 1/72 Me 163A (Airmodel mould), an Airtec 1/32 Me 163S conversion set, a Bald Eagle and Exact-Vac 1/48 Me 163 (a B I think), a Hasegawa Hobby Shop 1/48 resin Me 163B, a Red Baron 1/72 resin Me 263, and a SITAP (Sitaplex) 1/96 Me 163B (ex Eagle)
Revised the Dragon 1/48 Me 163B page with new photos showing the differences with the original Trimaster issue. The scans were kindly provided by Frank Henriquez
Added a cover scan of the latest Komet book: Jens Nissen's Museumstücke im Detail: Messerschmitt Me 163
Extended the page about the Esci 1/72 decal sheet containing Komet decals, with thanks to Eric Verschuur for presenting me this sheet!
Added a new page about the Eduard Zoom 1/72 photo-etched set for the Academy Me 163B/S
Fellow Komet researcher Nigel Moore found an interesting error in the AJ Press book concerning the Dittmar flight logbook, and this error is now recorded on that page
Added an new Aerodrom issue of their 1/72 Me 163A to the kit list, information courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Added a new photo to the Bad Zwischenahn page, kindly provided by Bernhard Weiss
Added a new page about the Revell 1/48 Me 163B model that was released in 1999. The page will be extended in the future.
Added a scan of the cover of Koku Fan October 1982
Added a scan of the cover of Aeroplane Monthly August 1983
Added 4 photos of 'White 54', but confusing is rising over all the identies of this aircraft!
Fellow Komet fan Nigel Moore reported that Henry Borst's book 'The Aerodynamics of the Unconventional Air Vehicles of A. Lippisch' was reissued in 1998, and is still available from the author and from Helion & Co (among others). The book's entry in the references list was updated accordingly.
Added a page showing Hans Claes' Dragon 1/48 Me 163S model
Updated the Bad Zwischenahn page with some news about its present uses, kindly provided by Bernhard Weiss
Added Air Classics article 'Shooting down a Me 163 Komet' (February 1982 issue) to the references page
Updated the link to 'Luftfahrt-Archiv Hafner' on the references page
Updated all links to Bert Hartmann's 'Unsere Luftwaffe' site
Added a link to new Komet art by Ronald Wong on the links page, courtesy of Scott Brener
Updated the Airfix 1/72 kit page with a model photo sent by Marius van Aardt from South Africa
Added a new page about Komet 310044/V35/GH+IN, based on three stills from a piece of film showing this aircraft landing
Due to excessive loading times of the Cosford Komet page I decided to move the extensive sets of restoration photographs to separate pages, linked on the main Cosford page.
Added a new page about Komet 'White 42', based on an hitherto unknown photograph, that was kindly provided by Shamus Reddin. Many thanks Shamus!
Updated the Trimaster 1/48 kit page with a detailed review of the white metal and photo-etched parts and the decal sheet, courtesy of Neil Royes from Australia
Added a link to a downloadable PDF-version of FineScale Modeler's October 2000 article in the references list, courtesy of John Buckley
Added a link to Toni Bäuerle's Flying Wing page showing photos of Mr Kurz's flying Me 163B glider replica (end of the page)
Added a Squadron 1/48 vac canopy set to the kits and accessories list, thanks to Jim Barr
Added a new German Komet booklet and a Tamiya Magazine modeling article to the references list, the latter courtesy Eric Verschuur
Extended the page about Clarence Wentzel's Academy Me 163B with more photos and text
Added a photo of Frank Koval's model to the Czech Model 1/48 Me 263 page
Added a date to Andrew Walker's photos of Komet 191904 at St Athan
Created a new page with a photo of Clarence Wentzel's Academy Me 163B
Added two Extratech Walter motor kits in 1/72 and 1/48 to the kits and accessories list
Added links to 'Luftwaffe-art' and 'Lippisch Design Inc.' on the links page
Added a Faller 1/100 Me 163B model to the kits and accessories list
Created a new page with photos of Christian Meyerhoff's 1/72 Academy model built as an Me 163S two seater
Added four pictures of Christian Meyerhoff's Hasegawa 1/32 Komet model to the Hasegawa 1/32 Komet page
Added three new photos of Komet 191095 on display at the USAF Museum , kindly provided by Christoph Westhaus from Germany
Added more text about Jimmy Währens' Huma 1/72 Me 263 model
Added an Aviation News 'Warpaint' article on the Me 163 to the references list, courtesy of Alexander Merkushin (Russia).
Added a resin Me 263 by Frank Modellbau/Airmodel to the kits and accessories list
Added 'The delta wing' by Alexander Lippisch to the references list
Added a description and photos of the CzechMaster resin 1/72 Me 163S, kindly supplied by Frank Henriquez
Added sprue and box art scans of the tiny Tsukuda 1/700 Me 163, kindly supplied by Frank Henriquez
Created a provisional new page about the MK 108 to give a home to two MK 108 photos kindly supplied by Jim Spaw
Created a new page with photos of Christian Meyerhoff's 1/72 Heller model built as 'White 14'
Updated the information about X-Plane version 5.40 on the flight simulation page, information courtesy of Otha Vaughan
Added a link to Tibor Stilz' downloadable CFS Komet to the flight simulation page
Added more photos of Bob Chubb's RC model model
Added two photos of Kevin Shaw's RC model model taking off with both rocket and prop thrust. Photos courtesy Bob Chubb.
Created a new page about Emile van Essen's RC model
Created a new page with photos of Christian Meyerhoff's 1/72 Academy model built as PK+QL in RLM02
Added an Extra Tech 1/48 photo-etch set to the kits and accessories list
Added interesting information about the armband worn by Komet pilots, courtesy of Kevin O'Brien
Added a 1997 Russian issue of Russian test pilot Gallai to the references list, courtesy of Kevin O'Brien
Added a May 2000 Scale Aviation Modeller International article to the references page, courtesy of Hugh Rees
Added a scan of a new Birdman-Kikaku 1/72 decal/mask set, kindly supplied by Eric Verschuur
Added a new page about Späte's red Komet with every piece of information I could think of
Added a scan of the painting instructions of the Italeri 1/48 Komet that include a rather intriguing French captured Komet
Added a new and much clearer photo of 'White 05' and one of 'White 06", both courtesy of Hugh Rees from the UK.
Replaced the picture of Komet 190598 on the 'camouflages' page by a much improved scan courtesy of Hugh Rees from the UK.
Added a new photo of Deutsches Museum Komet, likely showing it fresh from restoration, courtesy of Hugh Rees from the UK.
Added the newly created 'Luftwaffe Archives & Records Reference Group' to the links page
Added two photos of Jimmy Währens' Huma 1/72 Me 263 model
Added the new book 'German Rocket Planes' to the references page, information kindly supplied by Scott Brener
Added the October 2000 Fine Scale Modeler, that features an article on the Hasegawa 1/32 Komet, to the references page, information again supplied by Scott Brener
And now for something completely different! A Komet cartoon has been added to the references list. Scans are courtesy of Dave Brooks from the UK
But there is more: a nine page Spanish Komet cartoon has been added too. The scans are courtesy of Victor Uzal from Spain
Also from Spain: a Spanish version of the Network Projects video has been added to the references list. Cover scan is also courtesy of Victor Uzal from Spain
Added yet another 1/72 Anlasswagen, this one by Nightwork, and a Planet Models 1/72 Opel Blitz T-Stoff tankwagen to the kits and accessories list, information courtesy of Gerhard Mohr from Switzerland
Added two 1/72 Anlasswagen, two 1/48 Anlasswagen and a 1/72 Opel Blitz T-Stoff tanker to the kits and accessories list
Extended the page describing a 'straight from the box' build report of my Academy 1/72 Komet.
Added a Tauro 1/32 decal sheet to the kits and accessories list
Added a box art picture of the Tsukuda 1/700 Komet
Added a box art picture of the Airfix 1/72 Komet
Added a 1961 cover picture of Mano Ziegler's 'Raketenjäger Me 163'
Added a cover scan of 'German Air Force Fighters of World War Two: Volume One'
Added a cover scan of 'Countdown! 35 Daylight Missions Against Nazi Germany'
Added a cover scan of 'Red Stars Volume 2: German Aircraft in the Soviet Union'
Added a cover scan of 'The German jets in combat'
Added a cover scan of 'Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet - Das Waffen-Arsenal Band 32'
Added a cover scan of 'Luftfahrt Handbuch 3 Bilder, Texte, Dokumente', kindly supplied by Eric Verschuur
Added a cover scan of 'Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Vol. 1) - Schiffer Military History No. 20'
Added a second cover scan of 'Rocket fighter; Illustrated history of WWII - Weapons book no. 20'
Added a Verlinden 1/48 Anlaßwagen (starter cart) to the kits and accessories list
Added a report on a Victoria Products 1/72 Me 163A built by Jimmy Währens from Denmark
Replaced a photo of 'White 54' with a much better quality scan, kindly supplied by Hugh Rees
Added a Squadron Magazine issue to the reference list; the scans were kindly provided David E. Brown
Added three photos of the Squadron/Rubin 1/32 pilot figure, taken from the Squadron magazine listed above
Added 12 more photographs of the Cosford Komet under restoration, by Douglas Downer-Smith. The number of Cosford photos has now risen to 106!
Added a new page about the XCOR Aerospace replica proposal, based on a report received from Scott Brener
Added a new PART photo-etch detail set for the Trimaster/Dragon/Revell 1/48 Komet, courtesy of Michel Poutnikov from Russia
Added 25 more photographs of the Cosford Komet under restoration, again kindly supplied by Graham Causer. Details seen in the new photos are the main T-Stoff tank and many cockpit details. The page now contains close to 100 photos of this single Komet!
Added an interesting report about the camouflage of Komet 191454 'Yellow 11' found in an old Aviation News issue
Added two photos of the Science Museum Komet that Andrew Walker kindly allowed me to use from his own Komet home page.
Added four photos of Komet 191904 'White 25' at St Athan, that Andrew Walker kindly allowed me to use from his own Komet home page. The photos illustrate a part of this Komet's history that wasn't covered on the site until now
Added two more detail photographs of Komet 191454 'Yellow 11' made during the Hyde Park exhibition. The photos were found and kindly supplied by John Buckley
Added one photo of Komet 191659 'Yellow 15' made during its Cranfield days. The photo was found and kindly supplied by John Buckley
Added one photo of Komet 191904 'Yellow 25', either from the Colerne or St. Athan days. The photo was found and kindly supplied by John Buckley
Added a very nice photo of Mr. Kurz' replica Komet, courtesy of Christoph Westhaus
Largely rewrote the page on the Air Classik Komet replica, based on information supplied by Christoph Westhaus
Added a new PART photo-etch detail set for the new Academy 1/72 Komet, courtesy of Julian Herrero
Added a link to a built-up Me 163S model on the Academy 1/72 Me 163B/S, supplied by Julian Herrero
Added three detail photographs of Komet 191454 'Yellow 11' made during the Hyde Park exhibition. The photos were found and kindly supplied by John Buckley
Added a 1/32 pilot figure to the kits and accessories page
Added new information about the former Air Classik Me 163B replica, and added a 1985 photo kindly supplied by Christoph Westhaus. It's exact history is not getting much clearer though!
Added news about plans of the Luftwaffenmuseum's plans with the display of Komet 191904, kindly provided by Christoph Westhaus, who also sent two new photos
Added a wartime photo of Komet 191454 'Yellow 11'. This forms a unique addition to the post-war Hyde Park photographs.
Added 33 photographs of the Cosford Komet under restoration, kindly supplied by Douglas Downer-Smith. They include detail photographs of many components, such as the main T-Stoff tank. I currently lack the time to add captions unfortunately, but nevertheless, enjoy!
Finally found a picture of Esci 1/72 decal sheet 43, courtesy of Eric Verschuur
Added a picture and some information about the new Aires 1/48 Me 163B detail set, picture courtesy of Ludo Kloek
Added a cover scan of Die Deutschen Flugzeuge in russischen und sowjetischen Diensten 1914-1951 (Band 2), scan courtesy of Ludo Kloek
Added two more Me 163B kits to the kits and accessories list: an 1960's 1/96 kit by Eagle (or Eaglewall) and a 1/24 vacform by Combat Models. Also, the finished wooden models are now listed separately instead of being included in the kit listing
Largely rewrote the paragraphs about the version designations 'B-1a' and 'Ba-1' on the production page, inspired by an e-mail from Thomas Hitchcock of Monogram Aviation Publications. The most likely reason behind the 'a' suffix now appears to be that it designates the engine installed (Walter), and that most likely there was a 'b' suffix used for the BMW-engined version.
Added a link to AeroArt Restaurierungen to the links page. This company supplies original and replacement parts for WWI and WWII German fighters, including the Komet.
More Komet cockpit photographs! Vincent Kermorgant made and kindly supplied six unique cockpit photographs of the Ottawa Komet 191914
Added links to 'Modeling Madness' reviews on the pages of the Testors 1/48 Me 163B, Hasegawa 1/48 Me 163B, Lindberg 1/72 Me 163B and Huma 1/72 Me 263
Added seven more unique cockpit, one hatch, and three general view photographs of Komet 191659 at East Fortune, made and kindly supplied by Grant Newman. For the first time the Komet seat is shown completely and clearly in any photograph I have seen!
Updated the link to Andrew Walker's Komet site on the links page
Added an Aires 1/48 photo-etched detail set and an Eduard 1/48 canopy mask for the Trimaster/Dragon/Revell model to the kits and accessories list
Added photographs of Komet pilots Manfred Eisenmann, Otto Krutsch, Werner Jung, all courtesy of George Lucas
Added two photographs of the Duxford Komet under restoration, taken in April 2000, showing that the restoration has been halted. Credit for the photographs goes to Peter Marshall
Added 26 great photographs of the Cosford Komet taken apart for restoration work. These photographs were kindly supplied by Graham Causer, by way of David McDonald and Richard T. Eger. Due to a lack of time no captions are yet added to the pictures, but they will be added in the near future.
Added a page containing a 'straight from the box' build report of the Academy 1/72 Komet.
Added a screen capture from 'X-plane' to the flight simulator page, courtesy of Otha Vaughan
Again corrected the entry of the 1/24 model by MPM-HPH in the kit list; it has been available, but currently it is not. Production apparently is done in batches. The kit is now confirmed to be made from resin and fiberglass
Added one more drawing to the SG500 Jägerfaust page system. This drawing shows a pressure indicator found in one of the cartridges, as used during testing of the weapon
Added a scan of the instruction sheet of the Eduard 1/72 photo-etch sheet
Corrected the entry of the 1/24 model by MPM-HPH in the kit list with the remark that it is not available yet.
Added a cover scan of Vliegveld Venlo
Added a cover scan of 'The Aerodynamics of the Unconventional Air Vehicles of A. Lippisch', kindly supplied by Mark Williamson
Added an 'Aerial Combat Between Me163 and Mustangs' article in Air Classics to the reference list
Added a link Boris Krotkov's Heller model painted as a Russian evaluation aircraft to the Heller 1/72 Komet page
Added a 1/24 model by MPM-HPH to the kit list
Added a cover scan of Volume 2 of Schiffer's 'Messerschmitt Me 163' to the reference page
Added a cover scan of 'Famous fighters of the second world war' to the reference page
Added a cover scan of 'German Air Force Fighters of WWII, volume 1' to the reference page
Added a cover scan of From Nazi Test Pilot to Hitler's Bunker: The Fantastic Flights of Hanna Reitsch to the reference page
Added a cover scan of a Fine Scale Modeler issue from 1988 that contained a Komet article to the reference page
Added a cover scan of Messerschmitt Me 263 (X-planes of the Third Reich series) to the reference page
Added a cover scan of The World's Worst Aircraft to the reference page
Added a new box art picture of the Hasegawa 1/32 Komet to the kit listing
Added three pictures to the Huma 1/72 Me 263 page
Added a rather rare type of box-art to the Lindberg 1/72 Me 163B page
Added a box-art picture to the Trimaster 1/48 Me 163S page
Added a box-art picture to the Trimaster 1/48 Me 163B page
Added 'X-plane' to the flight simulator page, that from version 5.23 on includes the Me 163 (courtesy of Otha Vaughan)
Added 'The Aerodynamics of the Unconventional Air Vehicles of A. Lippisch' to the reference list
Added one more JG400 reunion photograph, this time showing former Walter employees attending, courtesy of George Lucas
Added a darker version of a photograph of Komet 'White 14', courtesy of Reinhold Stadler
Added a unique new picture of 191454 'Yellow 11', courtesy of Stephen Polyak
Updated the page about USAF Museum Komet (191095) with details of its display in the USAF Museum
Added 'German Jets in combat' and a 'World War II magazine' article to the reference list
Greatly extended the Academy 1/72 Komet page with photographs of my almost completed model
Added 11 unique cockpit and hatches pictures of Komet 191659 at East Fortune, made and kindly supplied by Grant Newman
Added a cover scan of an 'Airpower' issue containing an article called Rocket Fighter xxx - Attacking the bomber stream to the reference list
Added unique information about the SG500 Jägerfaust system.
Added a great picture of Komet 'White 14', courtesy of Bob Chubb
Added one more JG400 reunion photograph, courtesy of George Lucas, and dated the photographs posted earlier
Started a new (currently brief) page about the new Academy 1/72 Me 163B/S and added the accompanying Eduard photo-etch set to the kit list
Added pictures of Komet pilot Hans Bott, courtesy of George Lucas
Added a link to Joe Valmar's story on the links page
Opened the 'Komet pilots' section, that will eventually list all known Komet pilots. For now it contains pictures from JG400 reunions and two pictures of Rolf Glogner. All photographs were kindly supplied by George Lucas
Added 5 pictures of Komet 191904 during its stay at Oldenburg, also kindly supplied by George Lucas
Added 3 pictures of the Chino Komet replica, supplied by its builder, George Lucas
Added 2 pictures of Komet 191659 (East Fortune) from just after the war, kindly supplied by Grant Newman
Added 3 pictures of Komet 191659 at East Fortune from around 1993, made and supplied by Grant Newman
Added a 1991 Bantam issue of 'Flying for the Fatherland' (Hanna Reitsch biography) to the reference list
Revised the entry of the Bantam issues of Mano Ziegler's 'Rocket Fighter'
Added yet another link to the Heller 1/72 Me 163B kit page, this on leads to Alexander Mann's site
Added a scan of the 1963 Doubleday issue of Mano Ziegler's 'Rocket Fighter', and another 1963 issue of the same book by McDonald and Co (UK) to the reference list
Again updated the Aerodrom 1/72 Me 163A with three pictures comparing the Aerodrom and Condor models of the Me 163A
Updated the airfields page with more information about Augsburg-Haunstetten, courtesy of Andreas Liebau
Bought the Aerodrom 1/72 Me 163A and updated the page with some more information
Added a picture of Komet 191904 at St. Athan, found and kindly supplied by Grant Newman
Added two more pictures of 191454 'Yellow 11'
Added two pictures of Komet 191904 at Berlin-Gatow, kindly provided by Lars Nötzold
Corrected the text about Jagdfaust testing of Komet 'White 05'
Added a link to the Czech Model 1/48 Me 263 page, pointing to a model built by Frank Koval and partly painted with oil paints
Added links to the Adam Reiss' Photocollection 'Classic Wings' on the Me 163B glider replica and the links page (courtesy of Squirrel)
Added a page about the Italeri 1/48 Me 163B with a picture found on Ebay
Added a Hanna Reitsch book to the reference list
Added a link to Ueli Hebeisen's Me 163S photos to the MPM 1/72 Me 163S page and the links page
Added links to the 'Scale Model Aircraft Kit Reviews' site on the Heller 1/72 Me 163B and Flashback 1/48 Me 163A pages (courtesy of Julian Herrero)
Added an 'Airfix modeling guide' featuring a Komet modeling article to the references list
Found a new type of box art for the Testors/Hawk 1/48 Komet on Ebay
Updated the page about 191095 (currently at the USAF Museum) with news about the National Aviation Museum's search for original photographs of this Komet
Updated the page about 191914 of the NAMC with news about their search for original photographs of this Komet
Updated the links page with a link to Andrew Walker's new Komet site with photos, kits and references
Updated the Production page with a revised text on the Me 163B, an additional text on the Me 163B subversion designations, and more links to the museum pages. The Me 163A text will be revised soon too
Added two books to the references list: 'Die Deutschen Flugzeuge in russischen und sowjetischen Diensten 1914-1951' and 'Messerschmitt Me 263 (X-planes of the Third Reich series)', courtesy of Ludo Kloek
Added a link to the Testors 1/48 Komet page, pointing to a construction report by Brian Geiger (courtesy of Julian Herrero)
Made some corrections and replaced one picture on Bob Chubb's 1/4.5 RC model page
Created a new page about 191454 'Yellow 11' as shown in Hyde Park in September 1945
Added one more picture of NASM Komet 191301 in its original colors, but now taken apart.
Created a new page about Komet 'White 54', one of the evaluation aircraft brought to the USA
Created a new page about Komet 'White 11', a Komet with so-far unknown camouflage type
Created a brief new page about the Australian War Memorial Komet to give a home to two new pictures provided by David D. Brown
Added a link to the Australian War Memorial to the links page
Added a picture of World War II Fighting Jets provided by Julian Herrero
Added a picture of Komet - The Messerschmitt 163 (provided by Julian Herrero) and discovered that this UK printing hadn't been listed in the reference list until now
Added a picture of Colours of the Luftwaffe provided by Julian Herrero
Added 9 pictures of the East Fortune Komet kindly provided by Dave Brooks
Added scans of the instruction sheets of the Airmodel Me 263V-1 conversion set provided by Tom Zuijdwegt
Added scans of the instruction sheets of the Airmodel Me 262 prototypes and Me 163S conversion set provided by Tom Zuijdwegt
Added scans of the Profile booklet from the reference list
Added two box art pictures to the Testors 1/48 model page
Added a picture to the 1990's box art of the Lindberg 1/72 kit
Started a new page about the Science Museum Komet; so far it only contains the text from 'War Prizes' and four pictures of this Komet's dolly, supplied by Shamus Reddin
Added 5 pictures to the Berlin Komet page kindly supplied by Ingemar Melin from Sweden, and 3 more made by Grant Newman
Added an e-mail link to RC model drawing maker Jim Kiehl to the kits and accessories listing
Updated the page about Bob Chubb's 1/4.5 RC model with 15 pictures and text
Updated the page about three 1/4.5 RC models with 5 pictures and some more text
Added 31 more nice pictures of the Deutsches Museum Komet made by Ludo Kloek in July of this year. Captions for all 53 photographs are still lacking though.
Added two pictures of a built-up Hawk 1/48 model found on Ebay
Added a box-art picture to the Trimaster 1/48 Me 163S page
Added another box-art picture to the Heller 1/72 Me 163B page
Added a new page about the Tamiya 1/100 Me 163B kit
Added a link to Skitz Fijan's Komet models on the links page
Added a 1969 issue of American Aircraft Modeler to the references
Added a new 1/23 scale RC Komet by Aerographics to the kits page and the links page
Added data of the 1944 pilot's manual (Bedienungsvorschrift) to the reference list
Added details of a 1/48 scale Walter engine by the Czech company S8M Model
Updated the East Fortune page with an introduction of the Museum of Flight (based on information sent by Grant Newman of the Museum of Flight) and a snippet of information from 1951, found in Flypast magazine
Added 22 very nice pictures of the Deutsches Museum Komet made by Ludo Kloek in July of this year
Added another very nice Trimaster 1/48 model built by Kent Eckhart, Jr
Added a 1/7 scale RC model by Lenger Modellbau to the kit listing
Added two 1/24 wooden models to the kit listing that were previously only shown on the links page
Added about 15 new links to the links page. The most interesting are those to J.F. Cornu art, a new flight simulation (Stormbird), a report of a visit to Peenemünde, and a Lippisch biography on the Nurflügel Page
Added yet another version of Mano Ziegler's 'Rocket fighter' to the reference list, this time a 1961 paperback issue, found on Ebay
Added the 'Bundesarchiv - Abteiling Militärarchiv' to the archives page
Added pictures of the The Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft 1935-1945, provided by Julian Herrero
Added pictures of Samolot mysliwski Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet from the reference list, provided by Alexander Merkushin
Added a picture of the Aero series 17: Messerschmitt Me 163 book from the reference list, provided by Julian Herrero
Added a picture of Mano Ziegler's Rocket fighter from the reference list, provided by Julian Herrero
Added a picture of Waffen Arsenal 113 Raketenjäger Me 163 (Band 2) from the reference list, provided by Julian Herrero
Updated the Chino replica page with information supplied by its builder, George Lucas
Added eight pictures of NASM Komet 191301 in its original colors while on display at Wright Field in 1945. Some unique pictures were supplied by Me 262 researcher Richard T. Eger
Added a new page about Komet 'White 14'
Revised the main page slightly by deleting the largely inoperative 'Technical' column for the time being (lacking the time to write these pages), and adding a 'Wartime Komets' column that will cover individual Komets photographed during the war.
Added five pictures of Canadian Komet 191095 and three pictures of Canadian Komet 191914, kindly provided by David Brown of Experten Decals
Added a new page about David Archibold's 1/6 scale RC Komet built from Model Airplane News plans
Added some information about the Luftwaffe Museum at Berlin-Gatow
Added a 1946 Mechanix Illustrated reference, courtesy of Gary Webster
Added the Hasegawa and Revell-Germany reissues of the Trimaster/Dragon 1/48 Me 163B to the kit list
Added one new entry to the reference page: a Le Fana de l'Aviation issue that contains an very nice article by Alfred Price and Jeffery Ethell
Added two new entries to the reference page: an Aviation Heritage issue that contains an interview with Rudy Opitz, and Russian magazine supplement Reaktivnye Istrebiteli Luftwaffe (The Jet Fighters Of The Luftwaffe)
Added the new book 'Jet Planes of the Third Reich - The Secret Projects (Volume One)' to the references list
Added information and pictures of the S8M Model 1/72 HWK 109-509 engine
More than doubled the number of modeling entries in the reference list thanks to a list compiled by Julian Herrero
Added three new links to the links page supplied by Philip Pilgrim
Added many links on the model pages to other web pages showing the same model (too many to report them all individually)
Added four new links to the links page
Restoration: added an 'Air BP' article to the reference list
Restoration: added six picture of the current East Fortune Komet during its long stay at the Cranfield College of Aeronautics
This also was the last restoration action following the disaster on 30 June. The only page not restored is the Peenemünde page. This requires browsing through a 200 page book for a few details, and that is saved for the future
Added three box art pictures of the old Hawk 1/48 kit
Added a picture of a 1984 Fine Scale Modeler that featured a Komet diorama
Completely revised and greatly extended the links page
Added a web counter to the opening page
Added four 1970's modeling articles to the reference page
Added a new page showing four more RC Komet models
Added a scan of the Model Aviation article on building an R/C Komet
Added two more R/C Komets models to the kits and accessories listing
Added a scan of the cover of Flight Journal that featured a Komet article
Added four more in-progress pictures of Bob Chubb's R/C model
Added an article and photos by Mike Good on the Opel C / T-Stoff tanker by A/R Modellbau, originally published on Hyperscale
Completely rewrote and greatly extended the "White 05" page
Restoration: added three picture by Frank Henriquez of the Chino replica
Restoration: updated the Luftfahrt International reference and added the Luftfahrt Handbuch to the references list in which the same article was published
Restoration: added four magazine articles on radio-controled Komet models to the references list in their own section
Restoration: added three books by the Finnish writer Carl-Fredrik Geust to the references list that deal with the Soviet adventures with captured Komets, and a rather obscure translated account of Soviet test pilot Gallai
Added a fourth report on an RC Komet. This is by Mike Smart and deals with the Vöster electric Me 163B
Revised the page about the Aerodrom 1/72 Me 163A kit; it looks like the harsh comments on it were not deserved, and it could well be the best A model available!
Added pictures of the Condor 1/72 Me 163A conversion job.
Added building experiences of the Czech Model 1/48 Me 263 kit
Added assorted comments on the Huma 1/72 Me 263 kit
Restoration: added a short review of the Victoria Products 1/72 Me 163A vacform
Restoration: added an EZ Mask canopy mask to the kits and accessories list
Restoration: added four more RC models to the kits and accessories list
Restoration: added the missing pictures to Bob Chubb's report on building a 1/4.5 scale RC model
Restoration: largely rewrote my adventures with the Condor 1/72 Me 163A. Read and shiver.. Pictures to be added
Revised the Air Classik replica page, including a picture by Bert Hartmann
Added two pictures by Bert Hartmann and one by Reinhold Stadler to the Deutsches Museum page
Added a very interesting picture by Shamus Reddin of the Cosford Komet
Added a picture of Mr. Kurz' replica
Found a picture of the FM Details T-Stoff tanker in an advertisement
Found a picture of the Airfix model in a blister packaging on E-bay
Found a picture of instruction sheet of the Lindberg model on E-bay
Received news from NASM people that Komet 191301, currently at the Mighty Eighth Museum, will return to the NASM in 2003
Received news that the Canadian Komet 191095 will (again) be loaned the the U.S. Air Force Museum later this year
Restoration: found a snippet of information about Jesau and added it to the airfields page.
Restoration: added three R/C models and a report by Bob Chubb about building a 1/4.5 scale model (most pictures are missing at the moment).
Found out that all updates of the last five weeks (13 May - 28 June) had been lost, due to a server problem. Restoration will take some time
Found two Komet model reports on the net, and added them to the Heller Me 163B and Condor Me 163A pages.
Added 3 more cockpit pictures by Shamus Reddin to the East Fortune Komet page.
Added 3 pictures by Arne Bartels of the current state of Bad Zwischenahn airfield.
Two additions to the kits and accessories page: a 1/32 Me 263 (vacform), and the Airmodel 1/72 Me 263 (already listed) was reported to contain parts for the Me 163D
Added 12 more pictures by Shamus Reddin to the East Fortune Komet page.
Added three more references to the references page. They are: a Fine Scale Modeler article, a Russian historical article, and the cover of a German magazine that is reported to have some unique information and pictures. Unfortunately I haven't seen it, I just got a picture.
Added a mirror copy of a page from the German modelling web magazine 'International Model News' about the Flashback 1/48 Me 163A model. An English translation will be added soon.
Put an extensive report on the East Fortune Komet by Shamus Reddin on-line. More pictures will be added soon.
Added a 1950's box art picture of the Lindberg Komet found by Ruediger Landmann
Added no less than 23 new detail pictures of the NASM Komet by Steve Hawley. Go enjoy them!
I found a little more information about the museum that houses this Komet. The text was slightly revised and a link was added to the NASM Komet
Extended the text of the Heller 1/72 Komet a little and added a link to another kit review
Added a summary of a SAM review of the Starr 1/144 Komet
Added three restoration pictures of Komet 191095 provided by Bruce Grinstead
Added four more pictures of the Cosford Me 163B by Shamus Reddin
Added camouflage drawings of the Cosford Me 163B by Shamus Reddin
Added a map of Germany and the surrounding countries showing all Komet airfields
Found a box-art picture of the Aerodrom Me 163A kit, plus a picture showing the parts
Created a Stargard-Klützow airfield page that only contains a Terraserver link
Created a Husum airfield page that only contains a Terraserver link
Added information about the history of Bad Zwischenahn airfield, plus a very interesting link to the satellite picture site of Terraserver
Added a similar Terraserver to the Venlo airfield page
Created a Sprottau airfield page that only contains a Terraserver link
Added one more picture to the National Air and Space Museum Me 163B page; again from Bert Hartmann
Added an extensive report about the Cosford Me 163B by Shamus Reddin
Created a new (provisional) page about Komet 191904 that keeps on moving .. Much data is still lacking on this one
Created a separate header for modeling articles on the references page and added four more modeling articles
Added two more US issues of Mano Ziegler's book to the references page (thanks to Ron Linski)
Created a flight simulation page based on input from Hugh Shoults
I received a follow-up from Lee Coleman about his flying experiences with a radio controled Me 163B. Enjoy again!
Added two more pictures to the flying replica page, courtesy of Bert Hartmann.
Just started a page about the Deutsches Museum Me 163B. To be extended soon.
Also, just started a page about the Chino Me 163B replica.
Added yet another picture to the National Air and Space Museum Me 163B page; this one came from Bert Hartmann
Reworked and opened the archives page
Removed the post-war histories from the Production page and replaced them by links to the respective museum pages that cover it much better
Added the last four pictures to the National Air and Space Museum Me 163B page
Added more pictures to the National Air and Space Museum Me 163B page, and tried to come up with some useful captions to go with the photos.
Put a provisional version of the National Air and Space Museum Me 163B on line, spurred by very nice pictures received from Steve Hawley. It will be extended in the near future with more photographs and more information.
Partial revision of the Duxford page, with more information on the aircraft's history. Hopefully a first step towards a new format for the pages about surviving examples.
Models of the Me 263 (Ju 248) are now added to the kits and accessories page thanks to Andres Valdre.
Created a small page about the German Air Classik replica(s)
Overhauled the kits and accessories page based on comments of Andres Valdre. Many small errors removed, many details added, and the page now also lists 6 card models
Again revised the Hasegawa 1/32 kit page with a new scans of the painting instructions of the kit
Added the 1944 Luftwaffe handbook on the Me 163B to the references page
Added four more book cover scans to the references page: the recent AJ Press book, the Aero Detail book, Stephen Ransom's book on the history of Brandis airfield and the old William Green book.
Added a scan of the Heller 1/72 decal sheet
Added scans of the Techmod 1/72 decal sheet and instructions
Added a picture of Mano Ziegler's book
Added a scan of the cover of the Network Projects video
Added comments by former Cosford research librarian Terence Lynock to the Cosford Me 163B page
Again extended the page about the Condor 1/72 Me 163A kit, this time with building experiences from Ruediger Landmann
Added a summary of a kit review of the Aerodrom 1/72 Me 163A kit, again supplied by Ruediger Landmann
Extended the Hasegawa 1/32 kit page with a picture from an old catalog, and a discussion of the painting/decal options of the kit
Rewrote the introduction on the main page
Revised the camouflage page. The introduction and sections 2, 5 and 6 were modified
Extended the page about the Condor 1/72 Me 163A kit
Added one more Duxford restoration picture that Ludo found
Added a picture of the 1/48 Trimaster kit as built by Allan Mayer
Added a picture of the 1/48 Eduard detailing set, provided by Allan Mayer
Collected some comments on the 1/48 Testors Me 163B kit from the newsgroup rec.models.scale
Added a 1/48 Opel T-Stoff tanker kit to the kit list (with picture)
Received a very nice picture of a Trimaster Me 163B-1 kit built by Floyd Werner
Extended the page about the Flashback 1/48 Me 163A kit with combined reviews of Ruediger Landmann and Ludo Kloek
Added Marvin Howell's review of the Reheat 1/48 Scheuch-Schlepper to the review page
Three new entries in the references list: Eric Brown's 'Wings of the Luftwaffe', 'Luftwaffe emblems 1939-1945' and 'Secret aircraft design of the Third Reich'
Added a picture of a built-up Me 163s kit by Ludo Kloek to the Trimaster Me 163S page
Added rather vague details of an Airfix Magazine article to the references page
Added one spectacular picture to the rocket powered RC model photo report; look for the one-but-last picture
Added a rather spectacular photo report of a rocket powered RC model sent by Tracy Dungan
Added a new video in the references list: a Discovery Channel / Network Projects video from the 'Luftwaffe - Vengeance' series
Added a new entry in the references list: 'Samolot mysliwski Messerschmitt Me 163 B Komet' by Bartlomiej (1990).
Added a new entry in the kits list: a new resin HWK 109-509 engine in 1/72 scale.
Added details of a new 1/48 Me 163A kit
Created a Contributors page as a way to say thinks to all of you who helped these pages become larger and better. I hope I didn't forget someone!
Added some interesting reports of 2./JG400 operations at Venlo on the Me 163B units page, including a flight at 22:00 hours. The facts came from a book about Venlo airfield, copies of which were kindly send by Jan Kuzee. The book is now also included in the Me 163B references page.
Added a new picture of Mr. Kurz' Me 163B replica.
Corrected errors on the Duxford gun bay pictures page; four pictures of the right hand gun bay turned out to be mirrored left hand gun bay pictures. They were mirrored (again) and moved over the left gun bay pictures.
Update of the front fuselage pictures page; added captions and improved return links.
Update of the Duxford rocket motor pictures; added some captions and improved return links.
Update of the Duxford landing gear pictures; added some captions and improved return links.
Major overhaul of the Duxford restoration wing pictures page. Finally sorted out the right and left wing pictures, ordered them in 'walk-around' fashion, added captions and improved return links.
Added two 1/144 kits (including one picture) to the kits and accessories page.
Added captions and improved return links to the Duxford gun bay pictures.
Added four box art pictures to the kits and accessories page.
Earlier this month Ludo Kloek sent some 35 new pictures of the Duxford Komet under restoration. The restoration page grew way too large. Therefore the pictures are now being split up on separate pages according to subject. For the time being the restoration page must be considered to be under construction. All pictures are always available though.
The information from the 'Model colors' page (showing some box art and catalog pictures and pointing out the colors used) is now incorporated in the kits and accessories page.
Three new camouflage pictures, including one new camouflage type, added to the camouflages page.
Added more box art to the kits and accessories list.
Many small additions, changes and corrections to the references list thanks to input from Ruediger Landmann.
The same for the kits and accessories list.
Added two maps of Venlo airfield and some changes to the airfield page.
New 'header graphics' on the Me 163B Komet page.
Added box art pictures to the kits and accessories page.
On request of Ruediger Landmann I added a page with three pictures of the BMW P3330A rocket engine test-bed V-10.
Improved the lay-out of the "White 05" page.
Created a page about the protective pilot clothing.
Received photos of the Cosford Me 163B from Ludo Kloek.
Added some text, and changed the lay-out, of the camouflage page.
Added text to Ludo Kloek's photographs of the Duxford Me 163 under restoration.
Re-ordered and extended the Me 163 references list.
Added two amazing pictures showing "White 05" lying derelict at Brandis in April 1945.
Added a number of new pictures to the camouflages page.
Received a great account of flying a radio-controlled Me 163 in 1/6 scale. It can be found here.
Added a number of pages with very interesting detail photographs of the Duxford Me 163B under restoration.
Added a links page.
Added a references page.
Created a new common background for all the Me 163B pages.