2 ▁T win ▁Must ang , ▁last ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁p ist on - eng ined ▁f ighter ▁to ▁enter ▁service , ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁ ▁March ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁North ▁American ▁F J - 1 ▁F ury ▁– ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ′ s ▁first ▁oper ational ▁jet ▁aircraft ▁– ▁with ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁ 1 ▁( VF - 1 ) ▁ab o ard ▁ ▁April ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁North ▁American ▁B - 4 5 ▁T orn ado ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁ ▁May ▁ ▁May ▁ 5 ▁– ▁Mc D onn ell ▁F H ▁Ph antom ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁ 1 7 ▁( VF - 1 7 ) ▁ab o ard ▁ ▁June ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 ▁– ▁Con v air ▁CV - 2 4 0 ▁Con v air lin er ▁with ▁American ▁Airlines ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 ▁– ▁Con v air ▁B - 3 6 ▁Pe ac em aker ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Forces ▁ 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing ▁( He avy ) ▁ ▁October ▁ ▁Hand ley ▁Page ▁H ast ings ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁ ▁November ▁ ▁North ▁American ▁B - 4 5 ▁T orn ado ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Forces ▁ 4 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing ▁ ▁Ret ire ments ▁▁▁ ▁Curt iss ▁Haw k ▁ 7 5 A ▁by ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Air ▁Force ▁