I attach a photo taken by my good friend Paul Singleton of an Me163 that was displayed at the Great Warbirds show held at West Malling on 28 August 1985. The machine certainly appeared genuine and the missing wing fillet shows no signs beneath of it being a replica. It carried no serial and I seem to remember it being assembled that morning for inclusion as a static exhibit. Which example was it? :confused:
By: Consul - 26th January 2006 at 17:42
There is a replica glider version flying in Germany and yes it’s red but sadly that’s not the item here.
It was so far as I am aware a genuine Me163 at W. Malling – did anyone go to that event in 85 who can offer any solulution as to its specific identity please, as I couldn’t tie it with any of the well known examples then held in the UK?
By: DazDaMan - 26th January 2006 at 08:21
There is a replica Me163 that is flown as a glider – I’ve seen photos of it airborne somewhere. It’s bright red (as were a couple of the originals).
Lo and behold…. Mr Kurz’s flying glider replica
By: Consul - 26th January 2006 at 01:03
I may be wrong, its been known to happen!, but didn’t the Messerschmitt foundation have a 163 that they have taken to shows in the past? may be a replica that can be towed like a glider.
Alan.
Alan
I think they have – but I believe that was created more recently.
By: Moggy C - 26th January 2006 at 00:04
.. 163 that they have taken to shows in the past? may be a replica that can be towed like a glider.
Alan.
Which indeed is where the 163 started out.
Moggy
By: alanl - 25th January 2006 at 23:55
I may be wrong, its been known to happen!, but didn’t the Messerschmitt foundation have a 163 that they have taken to shows in the past? may be a replica that can be towed like a glider.
Alan.
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