This image shows a Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet, a historic German rocket-powered aircraft from World War II.
This specific example is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational.
Its design was revolutionary, and the Me 163 was capable of performance unrivaled at the time. Over 300 aircraft were built,
but the Komet proved ineffective as a fighter and was responsible for the destruction of only about nine Allied aircraft.

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