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Jet age

The first jet aircraft and swept-wing fighters, 1939–1955.

  1. 1939
    Heinkel He 178World's first aircraft to fly on turbojet power (27 August 1939)Heinkel · Germany
  2. 1941
    Gloster E.28/39 WhittleFirst British jet aircraft, with Frank Whittle's jet engine (1941)Gloster · United Kingdom
  3. 1942
    Messerschmitt Me 262 SchwalbeThe world's first operational jet fighterMesserschmitt · Germany
  4. 1945
    Horten Ho 229One of the first jet-powered flying wingsHorten brothers / Gothaer Waggonfabrik · Germany
  5. 1947
    North American F-86 SabreOne of the first swept-wing jet fighters in the WestNorth American Aviation · United States
  6. 1947
    Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTIOne of the first successful swept-wing jet fightersMikoyan-Gurevich · Soviet Union