On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 7:21:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
The Sylphe flew in 1949, but after a Hutter with a BMW turbine, also in 1949. Neither was particularly successful, owing to the primitive turbine engines of the day. But, ya' gotta start somewhere!

I could always be wrong, but I believe the the jet powered Hütter H 30 TS first flew in 1960.

Marc