DFS-228 Rocket Powered research glider

DFS-228 Rocket Powered research glider. This remarkable glider had a pressurized cabin and was capable of altitudes above 75,000 feet. Early high-altitude research airplane made in small numbers, launched Mistel-style from the backs of Luftwaffe bombers it flew to the edge of space in 1944

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