On Tues. 27 Feb 1945 The rocket-boosted Messerschmitt Me.262C-1a made i.....
The rocket-boosted Messerschmitt Me.262C-1a made its maiden flight. Fitted with a Walter HWK rocket motor in the tail this machine, in trials, attained an altitude of 38,400 feet from a standing start in under 4.5 minutes