John C. Lamarck
Me-163B "Komet" + Scheuch-Schlepper - Step 1
The Scheuch-Schlepper was used extensively in Komet operations to lift and move the german rocket interceptor.
It could lift the Me 163's airframe completely clear of the ground. It was required as the Komet was unpowered after exhausting its rocket propellants, and lacked main wheels after landing, from the jettisoning of its "dolly" main gear at takeoff.
Allied fighters were also attacking the fields the Komets operated from and strafe them after the Me 163s landed so it wasn't not very safe for the ground crew too.
Me-163B "Komet" + Scheuch-Schlepper - Step 1
The Scheuch-Schlepper was used extensively in Komet operations to lift and move the german rocket interceptor.
It could lift the Me 163's airframe completely clear of the ground. It was required as the Komet was unpowered after exhausting its rocket propellants, and lacked main wheels after landing, from the jettisoning of its "dolly" main gear at takeoff.
Allied fighters were also attacking the fields the Komets operated from and strafe them after the Me 163s landed so it wasn't not very safe for the ground crew too.