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The F-89 Scorpion Was America’s First Interceptor Jet
The F-89’s horizontal stabilizer was positioned in a distinctive forward-leaning configuration—which gave the aircraft’s tail ...
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Russian military aircraft detected over Bering Sea near Alaska; NORAD says no threat
Six Russian military aircraft were tracked operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone for about 2 1/2 hours ...
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The F-86 Sabre, Hero of the Early Jet Age
The Museum’s F-86A was assigned to the 4th Fighter Interceptor Group at Langley Air Force Base in Virgina in July 1949, and shipped out for action in Korea in December 1950. It flew its combat ...
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Why The F-102 Delta Dagger Is Considered One Of The Worst Fighter Jets Ever Built
The F-102 is one of the worst fighter jets ever made, in and out of the U.S. military, which shouldn't ... replaced by the F-101 Voodoo and F-4 Phantom II, while the F-102 was transferred to ...
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The F-106 Delta Dart Was America’s Last Interceptor Fighter Jet
a multirole air superiority fighter with a Mach 2.5 max speed. Never since the F-106’s retirement has the Air Force fielded a true interceptor aircraft—which is consistent with more recent U.S ...