Editing Northrop F-89 Scorpion

<span lang="EN-GB" style="">The '''Northrop F-89 Scorpion''' was a twin engine all-weather interceptor aircraft by the American company Northrop.[[File:760px-59fis-f-89-goosebay.jpg|thumb|320px|Northrop F-89D Scorpion]]</span>


==History==

<span lang="EN-GB" style="">The F-89 was designed to be a jet-powered replacement for the P-61 Black Widow and was developed according to a requirement of the ATSC (Air Technical Service Command) in March 1945. After the development-contract was finished in May 1946, the US Air Force ordered two prototypes of the aircraft. The first flight of a XF-89 prototype was on 16<sup>th</sup> August 1948. The prototype showed very great performance and after a fly-off with a Curtiss XF-87 in October 1948, [[File:3_1_(1)_.jpg|thumb|320px]]the US Air Force contracted over 48 F-89A in January 1949. The first F-89A was flown </span>o<span lang="EN-GB" style="">n 25<sup>th</sup> November 1950, the first aircraft were delivered in the year 1951.
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="">On 19<sup>th</sup> July 1957 a F-89J Scorpion launched the first and the only time a nuclear Air-to-Air missile at the Nevada National Security Site. The missile was an AIR-2 Genie, that was fired at a ceiling of 4,600 m, which exploded after a short time.
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="">From 1957 to 1969 the F-89 was replaced by the Convair F-102. Some aircraft were modified into target drones but most of them were moved to the squadrons of the Air National Guard.
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