S.20 and Short S.21 composite used for transatlantic mail (1937). The Polikarpov I-16 modified into a dive bomber carrying two 250 kg bombs (variant TsKB-29), flown from a Tupolev TB-3 as the Zveno-SPB ("composite dive bomber"), was the first parasite aircraft to see combat (1941) The Messerschmitt Me 328 escort fighter was intended to fly from the Dornier Do 217/Heinkel He 274, but this was unsuccessful due to engine problems. The XF-85 Goblin was an attempt to equip B-36 bombers with their own escort fighters (1948) The RF-84K was a more successful attempt to provide the B-36 with a parasite escort fighter in the FICON project (1952) Gallery See also Mistel – German World War II project in which a piloted fighter aimed, then released, a pilotless ("bunker-buster") bomber with an explosive warhead in its nose Notes Bibliography External links Pre World War II Russian parasite fighters pictures of parasites Recent article advocating parasite aircraft Video including XF-85 Goblin in flight and FICON aircraft