Uploaded by BVelker on Mar 4, 2011. Archival footage of the development of the XP-59A Airacomet -- America's first jet airplane. It first flew October 1, 1942. Now, by the summer of 2012, it is expected that the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, will have the world's only fully-restored and airworthy example of this magnificent aircraft. Visit PlanesofFame.org for updates. This video is one of two archival videos on the subject.