The National Interest

Northrop F-89 Scorpion–The First Combat Aircraft Armed with Air-to-Air Nuclear Weapons

The all-weather, twin-engine Northrop F-89 Scorpion was the first jet-powered interceptor aircraft designed specifically for that role to enter service with the Air Defense Command. The two-seat ...
The National Interest

F-89 Scorpion: America’s Nuclear-Armed Jet Russia Feared

Here’s What You Need to Know: It was a crazy idea, but also one typical of the Cold War. The all-weather, twin-engine Northrop F-89 Scorpion was the first jet-powered interceptor aircraft designed ...
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America's Cold War Defender: The Interceptor Jet Armed With Nuclear Missiles

Like so many members of the animal kingdom, humankind is at its most unpredictable and dangerous when threatened. Sadly, times of great peril like the Cold War seem to bring out the biggest ...
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Video archive: F-89 Scorpions at Truax Field in 1955

MADISON (WKOW) -- The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard is will hold it's last evening training flight of the week Thursday night. Training flights with the F-15 fighter jets ...
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The Cold War Jet Armed With an Airborne Nuke

The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was a pioneering all-weather interceptor developed for the U.S. Air Force to defend against Soviet nuclear bombers. After a troubled development marked by crashes and ...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – Northrop F-89 Scorpion

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – Northrop F-89 Scorpion The classic Cold War design of the F-89 Scorpion was the product of a 1945 USAAF ...