Disguised and escorted through the Arctic by Soviet icebreakers, the German commerce raider Komet completed a secret transit of the Northeast Passage in 1940. Once in the Pacific, she unleashed ...
Summary and Key Points: The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was the world’s first rocket-powered interceptor, born from prewar work by aerodynamicist Alexander Lippisch and rocket-engine pioneer Hellmuth ...