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[[Image: 3father23d.jpg|thumb|right|350px| Northrop F-89 Scorpion seen in [[Father Knows Best]].]]
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The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered fighter designed from the outset as an all-weather interceptor, the first jet-powered aircraft designed as such. Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first United States Air Force (USAF) jet fighters with guided missiles, and notably the first combat aircraft armed with air-to-air nuclear weapons (the unguided Genie rocket).<br>
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The 1,050 Scorpion built were only manned by USAF and Air National Guard pilots between 1950 and 1969.
  
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Northrop F-89 was the jet successor of the P-61 for the night fighting task. The crew of two was in tandem and could use 20 mm cannon or Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket or even  MB-1 Genie nuclear rocket depending on the version they flew.
 
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The 1 050 Scorpion built were only manned by USAF and Air National Guard pilots between 1950 and 1969.
 
  
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This page lists all works that feature a variation of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion.
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This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 11 February 2016

Northrop F-89 Scorpion seen in Jet Pilot.

The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered fighter designed from the outset as an all-weather interceptor, the first jet-powered aircraft designed as such. Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first United States Air Force (USAF) jet fighters with guided missiles, and notably the first combat aircraft armed with air-to-air nuclear weapons (the unguided Genie rocket).
The 1,050 Scorpion built were only manned by USAF and Air National Guard pilots between 1950 and 1969.


This page lists all works that feature a variation of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion.

See also

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