On Sunday, April 29,
1945, an American infantry unit entered the
Oberammergau complex, seizes a few documents,
and destroyed much of what remained with axes.
The Me P.1101 V1 incomplete prototype was also
found, and pulled out of a nearby tunnel where
it was hidden. The Me P.1101 V1 was shipped to
the Bell Aircraft Works in Buffalo, New York in
August 1948 Bell used the Me P.1101 as the basis
for the X-5. |