From the ground to the skies once more - watch as the Komet “takes flight” inside the Memorial’s new Anzac Hall. 🛩️ We recently welcomed the rare Messerschmitt Me 163 B-1a Komet rocket fighter back to the Australian War Memorial. Captured at Husum, Germany, in May 1945, this remarkable aircraft helps tell the story of the deadly threats faced by the 10,000 Australians who served with Bomber Command in the skies over Nazi-occupied Europe. This timelapse reveals the precision and teamwork require

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