The Last Nazi Wonder Weapon from WW2 – Project Natter November 22, 2018 Unipro2013main The Third Reich, WW2, WW2 Documentaries </p> <h2>Project Natter</h2> <p> The Last WW2 Wonder Weapon – Project Natter.<br /> As World War II drew to a close, the Luftwaffe was faced with overwhelming Allied air superiority. In a desperate response the German engineer Erich Bachem developed the Bachem Ba 349 Natter (“Viper“), a rocket-driven vertical takeoff plane intended for interceptor duties. The Natter was ahead of its time, making history on 1 March 1945 with the first vertical takeoff of a manned rocket-powered aircraft – though the experiment proved fatal for test pilot Lothar Sieber.</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
