USAF P-80 Shooting Star during the Korean War (1950-1953).
The first jet-to-jet combat occurred on November 8, 1950 when a P-80 shot down a pair of Mig-15's over North Korea.
Gloster Meteor
Germany with the Me262 .
Gloucester Tornado, a British jet fighter plane developed in 1943-4 saw combat after D-Day in France.Jet engine designed by Sir Frank Whittle, first real jet engine after German V-1 ram jet. See reference to Whittle in "Answers". PCH=Gloster Meteor
Large scale jet-on-jet combat, helicopters, improved rifles and machine guns.
The first jet plane's name in the US is Bell XP-59. Unfortunately they never went into combat. It was produced by General lectric company.
Look at any of the websites, all show images. The most famous would be the F4 Phantom, the last US jet ace aircraft of the 20th century. And the only combat jet (that saw extensive combat) that was flown by all US branches of service IN COMBAT. The USAF F100 Super Sabre jet is the longest serving "in direct combat" of any US aircraft (1961 to 1971).
Messerschmitt Me 262
The first jet-to-jet combat occurred on November 8, 1950 when a P-80 shot down a pair of Mig-15's over North Korea.
Gloster Meteor
Germany with the Me262 .
The question doesn't address whether or not they were jet or prop aircraft. Presumably it's jet planes: The Korean War was the first clash of jets; US jets and airmen vs USSR built jets.
Messerschmitt Me-262 "Swallow"
Gloucester Tornado, a British jet fighter plane developed in 1943-4 saw combat after D-Day in France.Jet engine designed by Sir Frank Whittle, first real jet engine after German V-1 ram jet. See reference to Whittle in "Answers". PCH=Gloster Meteor
The Me 262 was built by Messerschmitt A G.
Unless the US Navy flew some combat strikes into Vietnam prior to April 1961; the US Air Force F-100 Super Sabre is the longest serving US combat jet of the Vietnam War. Some sources state that the USAF F-101 Voodoo entered combat first, however, that aircraft didn't arrive in theater until October of 1961. The USAF Super Sabre fought on from April '61 until about March of '71; about 10 years of steady combat. The Super Sabre engaged in the USAF's first dog-fights and conducted most of the 20mm cannon strafing attacks; over 240 Super Sabres were lost in the Vietnam War.
America's last jet Aces of the 20th century were from the Vietnam War; they flew the F4 Phantom II jet fighter. The B-52 Stratofortress high altitude strategic bomber fought it's first war in Vietnam. Two B-52 tailgunner crewmen scored MIG kills in aerial combat. Aerial jet combat (Dog-Fighting) over the skies of North Vietnam returned guns to US jet fighter aircraft. Instead of being armed with just missiles.