Preserved Walter Motors
Rocket motors preserved in museums around the world

There are a number of Walter motors preserved around the world. Not all are on public display, but there is sufficient variety to satisfy most general information seekers.

Walter motors are well worth visiting to study, as their open design gives ample opportunity to peer into the frame: to see the arrangement of the parts, how the pipes lead the propellants around the system, and to marvel at the very high standard of engineering involved.

The table below shows as many Walter motors as I have been able to track down, and where they can be found. In certain instances I have had to rely on other "Komet" fans around the world to supply me with information, but I have tried to confirm that the motors are actually present or on display. However, a certain amount of movement of museum exhibits invariably takes place, so please call museums and collections in advance of any proposed visit to avoid a wasted journey.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has any up to date news on any movements, so I can keep as reliable a list as possible.

 

Preserved Walter Motors

Type	Location	Wkr.Nr.	Notes
HWK 109-509.A-0	Privately owned in the US	801	Recently for sale on e-Bay
HWK 109-509.A-0	Cosford, RAF Museum	847	Not on public display Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191614
HWK 109-509.A-0	National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada	1792	Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191916 On display in the NAM
HWK 109-509.A-1	Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia	U-1806	Installed within Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191095 Not on Display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Ballarat Aviation Museum, Victoria, Australia		Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Cosmosphere, Kansas, USA	T-1816	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Deutsches Museum, Munich		Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.120370 Visible via cut away panels
HWK 109-509.A-1	Deutsches Museum, Munich	None	Incomplete engine - parts only
HWK 109-509.A-1	East Fortune Museum, Scotland	845	Not on public display Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191659
HWK 109-509.A-1	Flying Heritage Collection, WA ex IWM, Duxford	3164	Not on public display Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191660
HWK 109-509.A-1	Germany, Private Collection	?	Largely complete Possibly bought surplus from a Museum Collection Not on Public Display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Luftwaffenmuseum, Berlin-Gatow, Germany		Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Museum of Flight, Seattle	None	Partial - mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Museum of Modern Transportation, Osaka, Japan		Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	NASM, Washington		Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Planes of Fame Museum, Chino	T-1908	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Rolls Royce Heritage	T-1829	Not yet on public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Technik Museum, Berlin	None	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Western Museum of Flight, Santa Monica	T-1817	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Science Museum, Wroughton1	M-1734	Only occasionally on public display Was once installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191316
HWK 109-509.A-1	Science Museum, Wroughton1	M-1739	Only occasionally on public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Shuttleworth Collection, England	None	Usually on public display Currently undergoing work for display
HWK 109-509.A-1	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis		Not generally open for public access
HWK 109-509.A-1	USAF Museum, Ohio	T-1813	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-2	Rolls Royce Heritage		Not yet on public display
HWK 109-509.A-2	East Fortune Museum, Scotland	4160	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.B1	USAF Museum, Ohio	V3	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.C	RAF Museum, Cosford	None	Mounted for public display
Toka RU II KR 10 Bipropellant Sushui Motor (109-509.A-1 copy)	Planes of Fame Museum, Chino		Mounted for public display

1     Wroughton is the satellite store for the Science Museum, and is not located in central London. It is at Wroughton airfield near Swindon in Wiltshire, some eighty or ninety miles from London. It is not open to the public except on public viewing days. Serious researchers will be granted access if they telephone to make an appointment.

The above is by no means an exhaustive list of motors. It shows units which I have been able to study personally or which have been confirmed by the observations of others. However, there are a number of Messerschmitt Me. 163 airframes surviving around the world which may well have Walter motors installed. These are listed below, and upon confirmation of details, they will be added to the primary resource.

Additional Walter Motors

Type	Location		Notes
HWK 109-509 Parts	Various		As offered for sale on Internet auction site E-Bay
HWK 109-509.A-1	National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada		Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191095 Currently on display in 8th AF Museum, Savannah Georgia
HWK 109-509.A-1	National Air and Space Museum, Silver Hill, USA		Me.163 FE-500 Currently on loan to 8th AF Museum, On display in Savannah Georgia
HWK 109-509.A-1 (?) HWK 109-509.A-2E (?)	National Air and Space Museum, Silver Hill, USA		Bachem Natter Currently in store
? HWK 109-509.A-1	Lufwaffenmuseum, Berlin-Gatow, Germany		? within Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191904 The unit currently on display is only partly original
HWK 109-509 Parts	Germany, Private Collection		Various Large Components Assembled from Archeological Digs Not on Public Display
HWK 109-509.A-1 (?)	National Aviation Museum, Le Bourget, France		Rumoured to be in store

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