Jack Northrop’s “Flying Ram”

Jack Northrop’s XP-79B jet fighter looked unusual, but its method of attack was even more bizarre. In the late stages of World War II, American bomber formations over Germany were occasionally attacked by a small, rocket-powered interceptor, the Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet. Fast as the Me-163s were, however, they were usually more spectacular than effective. Nevertheless, …

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