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	Ex-Northrop Aviation Institute	801	Possibly in private ownership in California.
HWK 109-509.A-1	East Fortune Museum, Scotland	845	Not accessible to public Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191659 displayed in EF Museum
HWK 109-509.A-0	Cosford, RAF Museum	847	Not accessible to public Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191614 displayed in RAF Museum
HWK 109-509.A-0	National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada	1792	Not accessible to public Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191916 displayed in the NAM
HWK 109-509.A-1	Flying Heritage Collection, WA ex IWM, Duxford	3164	Mounted for public display alongside parent airframe, Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191660
HWK 109-509.A-1	Museum of Modern Transportation, Osaka, Japan	A-1706	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Science Museum, Wroughton1	M-1734	Only occasionally on public display Previously installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191316 displayed in Science Museum, London
HWK 109-509.A-1	Science Museum, Wroughton1	M-1739	Only occasionally on public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Ballarat Aviation Museum, Victoria, Australia	M-1772	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	USAF Museum, Ohio	T-1813	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Cosmosphere, Kansas, USA	T-1816	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Ex-Museum of Flying	T-1817	Not on public display. Recently offered for private sale on e-Bay.
HWK 109-509.A-1	National Air and Space Museum, Udver-Hazy Centre, Virginia USA.	T-1824	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Rolls Royce Heritage	T-1829	Not on public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Planes of Fame Museum, Chino	T-1908	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia	U-1806	Not accessible to public Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191095 displayed in AWM
HWK 109-509.A-1	Technik Museum, Berlin	None	Mounted for public display Ex-RAF Museum Store (1994/1408-E)
HWK 109-509.A-1	Luftwaffenmuseum, Berlin-Gatow, Germany	None	Mounted for public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Shuttleworth Collection, England	None	Mounted for public display Eccentrically displayed within a "mock" Me.163 fuselage - an idea also used with the Ballarat motor
HWK 109-509.A-1	? Still at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis	None	Partial Only - Possibly disposed of in Departmental rationalisation. Not generally on public display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Germany, Private Collection	Unknown	Largely complete Possibly surplus from a Museum Collection/possibly from recovered parts. Not on Public Display
HWK 109-509.A-1	Deutsches Museum, Munich	Unknown	Partial Only - Re-assembled from parts Installed in Me.163 Wrk.Nr.120370, visible via cut away panels
HWK 109-509.A-1	Museum of Flight, Seattle	None	Partial Only - Displayed suspended from ceiling in gallery
HWK 109-509.A-1	Deutsches Museum, Munich	None	Partial Only - Turbopump, regulator and combustion chamber parts only
HWK 109-509.A-2	Rolls Royce Heritage	None	Not 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.A-1 (?)	National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada		Me.163 Wrk.Nr.191095 On display in USAF Museum, Dayton Ohio
HWK 109-509.A-1 (?)	National Air and Space Museum, USA		Me.163 FE-500 On display in NASM Udvar-Harzy Centre
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.A-1 (?) HWK 109-509.A-2E (?)	National Air and Space Museum, Silver Hill, USA		Bachem Natter Currently in store
HWK 109-509 (Part)	Germany, Private Collection		Various Large Components Assembled from Archeological Digs and/or private stock. Recently (2012) offered for sale on eBay.
HWK 109-509 Parts	Various		As offered for sale on Internet auction site E-Bay
HWK 109-509.A-1 (?)	National Aviation Museum, Le Bourget, France		Rumoured to be in store

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