Rheinmetall Diglykol solid fuel rocket motors.

[davebender]

WWII Germany used liquid fuel rocket motors to assist Ju-88 bomber take off.

In addition Rheinmetall made a series of solid fuel rocket motors.
http://mitglied.multimania.de/planewrecks/index2003.html

Did Germany ever attempt strapping a pair of rocket motors on the Me-109 or Fw-190 for a quick boost to altitude?

 

[Airframes]

Yes. Experiments were undertaken at least. Not sure, without checking, if they were ever used operationally.

 

[bobbysocks]

funny you should mention this...i was wondering about using "jato" type rockets for other applications and in other instances the other day. will be interesting to see what comes out.

 

[davebender]

Nice picture of a CAM ship launch. However in that application a rocket was attached to a catapult rather then directly to the aircraft as Germany did with the Ju-88 and several other types.