Me 163B "White 05" of Erprobungskommando 16

PK+QP being loaded on the inflatable balloon Scheuch-Schlepper. The number of people attending the procedure suggest that this was one of the first times! Note the high grass on the landing strip.

Source: "Messerschmitt Komet - Entwicklung und Einsatz des ersten Raketenjägers" by Jeffrey L. Ethell