NASM Me 163 Komet - in GA?

[JDK]

G'day,
The references I have suggest that the NASM's Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Wrk Nr 191301 is still on display at the Mighty Eighth War Museum in Savannah, Georgia. However the Might Eighth museum's website doesn't list it. Meanwhile the Smithsonian's website does the classic out of date website trick: "Plans call for its return to the National Air and Space Museum for display in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in 2003".

Where is it? And does anyone have any good quality pics of it?

TIA.

[DaveM2]

It is back at Garber

Dave

[mustangdriver]

Pretty sure it's on display at udvar hazey. Let me check my pics

[RMAllnutt]

I was at Udvar Hazey a couple of days ago, and the Me-163 was definitely not on display. My guess is that it's still back at Silver Hill, as Dave mentioned.

Cheers,
Richard

[Pat Carry]

Does this mean it is close to being put on display at Udavr Hazy?

[b747cf]

Here is a photo of it at the 8 Air Force Museum.
http://picasaweb.google.com/b747cf/Figh ... 2614284370

Mark Fidler

[Pat Carry]

Thanks Mark. In my humble opinion they folks at the NASM should put it on display just the way it looks now!

[Warbirdnerd]

Sorry for diggin up an old post, but I searched and didn't see an update...
It is on display at the Udvar Hazy Center now, I took these on Saturday:

[hang the expense]

That is so cool.I hope they leave it just the way it is.What a deadly little bugger it was.To both 8th AF guys and to the Komet pilots as well.

[P51Mstg]

Deadly? What like 16 kills for the entire fleet for the entire war. Hartman did that on a decent day to the Russians before lunch...........

Mark H
(Waiting for a chance to say that)

[JDK]

Wow, 2009 thread return... Thanks for the pics! The book the question was for has been out for some time.

http://mmpbooks.biz/mmp/books.php?book_id=114

Nice pics and good to see the aircraft's been conserved, not restored, as per the Smithsonian's requirements.

Regards,