A documentary about PROJECT NATTER, the first manned rocket plane in the world. Synopsis: Germany 1944...The Project 'Natter' is the last hope for the Nazis to win back air supremacy over Germany. The rocket plane`s promising concepts contained the most recent and advanced technological characteristics. The rocket engine, for example, had the ability of taking off vertically without a runway. The rapid advancement of the Allied Forces prevented the deployment of the Natter at the very last minute, but the Natter was about to go down in history. The Natter performed the first manned rocket flight in the world. Even today, many of the achievements of the Natter's development are an integral part of civil aerospace.