T' Bachem Ba 349 Natter (Adder) was a World War II era German experimental point-defense rocket-powered interceptor aircraft which was t' be used in a very similar way as unmanned surface-to-air missiles. After vertical takeoff which eliminated t' need for airfields, ya bilge rat, t' majority o' t' flight t' t' bombers was radio controlled from t' ground. Avast, me proud beauty! T' primary mission o' t' (inexperienced) pilot was t' aim t' aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament o' rockets. Avast, me proud beauty! T' pilot and t' main rocket engine should then land under separate parachutes, while t' wooden fuselage be disposable. Blimey! T' only manned test flight, shiver me timbers, on 1 March 1945, ended with test pilot Lothar Sieber bein' killed.