CLASSIC AIRCRAFT AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE USAF™

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Northrop F-89J SCORPION

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Northrop F-89J SCORPION

SPECIFICATIONS

SPAN: 59 ft. 10 in. LENGTH: 53 ft. 8 in. HEIGHT: 17 ft. 6 in. WEIGHT: 47,700 lb. maximum ENGINES: Two Allison J35s of 7,200 lb. thrust each with afterburner ARMAMENT: Two AIR-2A Genie air-to-air rockets with nuclear warheads plus four AIM-4C Falcon missiles

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PERFORMANCE

MAXIMUM SPEED: 627 mph CRUISING SPEED: 465 mph RANGE: 1,600 miles CEILING: 45,000 ft.

SERVICE HISTORY OF THE NORTHROP F-89D/J, S/N 52-1911

Manufactured by Northrop Aircraft, Palmdale CA and delivered to the USAF on Sep 20, 1954. Sep 1954 To 528th Air Defense Group (Air Defense Command), Presque Isle AFB, ME Dec 1954 To 82nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (ADC), Presque Isle AFB Aug 1955 To 76th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (ADC), Presque Isle AFB Apr 1956 To 75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (ADC), Presque Isle AFB (deployment to Moody AFB GA) May 1957 To Northrop Aircraft, Palmdale, CA (to F-89J) Sep 1957 To 319th FighterInterceptor Squadron (ADC), Bunker Hill AFB, IN Jan 1960 To 132nd FighterInterceptor Squadron (Air National Guard), Dow AFB ME Dec 1962 To 101st Fighter Group (ANG), Dow AFB Jul 1969 Dropped from inventory by transfer to museum program NMUSAF photo