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The jet aircraft that flew before jet engines existed

The Caproni Campini N.1 was an Italian experimental aircraft powered by a motorjet, a hybrid system combining a piston engine and jet propulsion. Flying in 1940, it became one of the world’s first ...
On January 26, 1945, the McDonnell FH Phantom made its first flight, becoming the world's first jet fighter to operate from aircraft carriers and a milestone in U.S. naval aviation.