The Ultimate List of jet aircraft of World War II - American History Information Guide and Reference

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XP-59 – 1942 October 1 first jet-powered aircraft to fly in the US.
P-59 Airacomet – first fighter aircraft built in the U.S. during World War II.
P-80 Shooting Star– early 1945 it became the first operational jet fighter used by the United States Army Air Force.
FH-1 Phantom was a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed during World War II for the United States Navy
F2H Banshee A mock-up of the new fighter, designated XF2D-1, was completed in April 1945.

Gloster E.28/39 – 1941 May 15 became the first jet engined aircraft to fly in the United Kingdom.
Gloster Meteor – 1944, July 12 Entered Service with the RAF. Saw action for the first time on July 27 1944 against the V1 Flying Bomb.
De Havilland Vampire was the second jet engined aircraft commissioned by the RAF during WW II.

Messerschmitt Me 262 – the first operational jet powered aircraft.
Heinkel He 162 – second jet engined fighter aircraft to be fielded by the Luftwaffe
Arado Ar 234 – The world's first operational jet powered bomber.
V1 Flying Bomb – was the first modern guided missile used in wartime and the first cruise missile.

Heinkel He 178 – was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet plane.
Heinkel He 280 – first jet-powered fighter aircraft built in the world.
Henschel Hs 132 – world's first jet interceptor dive bomber. The Red Army overran the factory before the first test flight.
Junkers Ju 287 – Forward Swept Wing Bomber
Horten Ho 229 – also known as the Horten Ho IX or Gotha Go 229, a flying wing with turbojet engines.