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| | Heinkel He 176 Luft '46 entry |
 | | This led to the Heinkel He 176 prototype, and eventually the Messerschmitt Me 163, the world's first rocket-powered combat interceptor. |
 | | The first short air hops took place in March 1939 under rocket power, with very limited amounts of fuel in the aircraft. |
 | | The first official flight of the Heinkel He 176 V1 was on June 20, 1939 flown by Flugkapitän Erich Warsitz.* On the next day, June 21, the He 176 was demonstrated in front of some of the RLM leaders (Ernst Udet, Erhard Milch). |
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