[holbue]

I didn't know about the story yet, but the reality was already very close to that terrible scenario: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachem_Ba_349 (One of the launch sites is quite close to where I live)

[ceejayoz]

That looks like the pilot was intended to survive.

A better comparison would be the Japanese approach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze

[evgen]

More specifically, the Ohka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka