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Northrop F-89H 'Scorpion'

Description
  Manufacturer:Northrop
  Base model:F-89
  Designation:F-89
  Version:H
  Nickname:Scorpion
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1948-Present
  Basic role:Fighter
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  Location:Minnesota Air Guard Museum, Minneapolis Minnesota

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Both Minnesota squadrons (109th & 179th) flew the F-89 on active air defense mission beginning in the late 1950s. The 109th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Minneapolis flew the F-89H from 1958 to 1960, when it began flying C-97s. The 179th at Duluth flew the F-89J from mid-1959 through late 1966.