F-89 Scorpion Pilot Manual

The F-89 Scorpion was the first multi-seat, all-weather jet interceptor in the U.S. Air Force. It also became the first aircraft ever equipped with a nuclear air-to-air weapon, the 1.5 kiloton Genie missile.

The F-89 made its debut in 1948, joined the Air Force in 1950, and then served as the mainstay of Air Defense Command for 17 years. Over 1,000 F-89s were produced, including 350 of the "J" model equipped with pylons to carry the Genie. (One F-89 did fire the missile as part of Operation Plumbob in 1957.)

Originally printed by Northrop and the USAF, this F-89 Flight Operating Manual taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit.

424 pages, 8.5x11", softbound.