Jet pack flights have been seen in Thunderball (1965), Lost in Space (1965) and the Opening Ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympics [See: Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad (1984)].
After used for flying, the jet pack apparatus is so hot that in reality, one would not be able to put it into the boot of a car as seen in this film.
The rocket-propulsion Jet Pack seen in the film Thunderball (1965) was originally designed and invented for military use. The original intention as conceived during the 1950s was for soldiers to be able to improve their agility, depth of field and ability to commandeer terrain by being able to jump over impeding landmarks and waterways.
Included as a special feature on the Thunderball (1965) disc in the Bond 50 bluray collection, released in 2013.
The original name of the rocket-propulsion Jet Pack seen in the film Thunderball (1965) was the Small Rocket Lift Device (SRLD). The technical model name for the jet pack seen in Thunderball (1965) was the Bell Aerosystems Rocketbelt jet-pack.