turbojets. The first operational jet fighter aircraft, the German Messerschmitt Me 262, mounted two Junkers Jumo 004 engines.

On 15 May 1941 the first British jet, the Gloster E.28/39 made its first flight and was powered by a single engine. However, the first British jet to enter production was a twinjet, the Gloster Meteor.

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