1946/2 - Republic flew its XP-84 prototype straight-wing jet fighter-bomber that was produced during the Korean War as the F-84 Thunderjet	F-84 Thunderjet
1946/4/24 - Russia flew the Mikoyan MiG-9, its first jet fighter, and also flew the Yakovlev Yak-15 fighter.	MiG-9
1947/10/1 - North American flew America's first swept-wing fighter the F-86 Sabre jet. over 10,000 would be produced for service in the Korean War 1950 and stay in use until the 1970s.	F-86 Sabre jet - 2 3
1947/10/14 - Chuck Yeager flew the rocket-powered Bell X-1 to become first to break the sound barrier	Bell X-1
1947/12/17 - Boeing flew the first XB-47 with 18 small rocket JATO units to assist takeoff; became the B-47 jet bomber with a range of 4000 miles and speed of 587 mph; the RB-47 was a reconaissance version the flew missions in Europe and Asia 1954-64; 2035 bombers were built by 1956 when replaced by the B-52.	B-47 jet bomber
1947/12/30 - Russia flew the Mikoyan MiG-15 that proved equal to the F-86 in the Korean War.	MiG-15
1949/5 - Rockwell North American began delivery of the B-45 Tornado, America's first jet bomber.	B-45 from Fortune 1953/06 - 2
1950 - G-E jet engines used in F-80 Sabrejet.	G-E jet engines, ad from Life
1950 - Lt. Russell J. Brown, flying a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, shot down a North Korean MiG-15 in the first jet aerial combat in history.	F-80 Shooting Star
1953/7/3 - Boeing flew the first RB-47 reconnaissance version of the B-47 bomber; flew missions in Europe and Asia 1954-64.	RB-47 reconnaissance jet
1954 - B-47 Stratojet pictured in Life	B-47 Stratojet from Life
1954 - B-47 Stratojet with JATO boosters pictured in Life	B-47 Stratojet from Life
1954 - The first B-52A was manufactured Aug. 5, 1954. Boeing test pilot Tex Johnston flew the first test flight on Mar. 15, 1952, of the B-52 long-range bomber, with a range of 10,000 miles and speed of 652 mph, that became the mainstay of the U.S. strategic bomber force The production version B52B was deployed at Castle AFB in California June 29, 1955. In all, 744 B-52s models A-H were produced by Seattle, Wash., and Wichita, Kan., plants between 1952 and 1962.	B-52 jet bomber
1955/5/27 - "Strike" ad for Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass Navy jet fighter in Life	Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass from Life
1955/8/4 - Lockheed test pilot Tony Levier flew the first U-2 spy plane based at Area 51 near Groom Lake NV.	U-2 spy plane
1956 - Dodge ad in Life for "Swept-Wing '57 Dodge Royal Lancer 2-door with dramatic Flight Sweep styling" and "autodynamics has unleashed the thundering power of a new aircraft-type V-8 engine."	Dodge ad for '57 Lancer from Life
1956/8/31 - Boeing flew the KC-135 that became the first jet tanker and built 820 by 1966, with a range of 5000 miles and speed of 600 mph.	KC-135
1956 - The jet-powered cruise missile TM-61 Matador completed final testing and became the Air Force's first fully operational tactical missile.
1957/12/20 - Boeing flew the first 707 jet transport that became one of the most successful commercial passenger jets, with 855 built by 1992. 1962 - Boeing modified two 707 jets as Air Force One presidential jets.	KC-135

Links:

• Air Force 50th Anniversary: November history
• Jet Genesis from University of Southhampton includes British Meteor and American Fireball and F-80 and Italian Caproni and German Arado 234 jet bomber and Me262 fighter and Japanese Nakajima Kikka
• B-45 and RB-47 and U-2 and SR-71 and Area 51 at Groom Lake NV from FAS
• Boeing History includes Jet Age Begins and B-47 and B-52
• Jet Aviation gallery at the National Air and Space Museum
• Science Museum London