Northrop F-89 Scorpion - A Short History
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2021-07-28

The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s.  It was the first American jet equipped with guided missiles, and it is also the only aircraft that have ever fired a live nuclear Genie rocket.

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SOURCE:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_32, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 

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