![Image of : Messerschmitt P.1101; Heinkel-Hirth 109-011 (HeS 011) Turbojet (Germany, WWII). [digital image]](https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/collection-objects/record-images/NASM-NASM-9A13770.jpg "Messerschmitt P.1101; Heinkel-Hirth 109-011 (HeS 011) Turbojet (Germany, WWII). [digital image]")
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
Three-quarter right front view of Messerschmitt P.1101 single-seat jet fighter prototype in a hangar at the Messerschmitt complex at Oberammergau, Germany, circa mid 1945, well after capture by American forces. Engine seen in place in the aircraft is a mockup of the Heinkel-Hirth 109-011 (HeS 011) Turbojet planned for the aircraft. Identification on nose of aircraft ("Me - P1101 V1") was likely added by American investigators.
Collection Item Long Description:
Topic
- Aeronautics, Military
- World War, 1939-1945
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Restrictions & Rights
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photographer
Unknown
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Date
Circa mid 1945
Repository Loc.
National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560
Type
Digital images
Local number
NASM-NASM-9A13770
