1946: First Jet Airplane To Fly From Michigan Airport Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: August 10, 2024 all-day Repeats 2024-08-10T00:00:00-04:00 2024-08-11T00:00:00-04:00 On Aug. 10, 1946, the first jet airplane to fly Michigan skies, a P-80, took off from Selfridge Field (Mt. Clemens) during a Civil Air Patrol show. Source : Source: Mich — Again’s Day First in Flight : A Log Book of Firsts and Lasts and Other Aviation Milestones at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base