The Me 163 would be towed aloft, using the Messerschmitt Bf-110 twin-engine ... Between July and October of 1941, the Komet, fitted with Walter's improved R II-203b rocket motor producing 1,635 ...

After the initial trial interceptions and one Allied claim which isn't matched by German records, Me-163 Komet pilots of JG.400 began with serious attempts against Allied bomber formations in August ...