# U.S. AIR FORCE AIR DEFENSE COMMAND F-89 SCORPION INTERCEPTOR 1950s PROMOTIONAL FILM 54094

Made by Northrop Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force Air Defense Command, this promotional film MRS. JONES, MEET YOUR PARTNERS features General Nathan F. Twining speaking about the group's mission: to protect the USA from enemy attack, especially nuclear attack. It also showcases the F-89 Scorpion interceptor. The film is a bit fragmentary but apparently featured a civilian housewife "Mrs. Jones", who has volunteered as a aircraft spotter with the Ground Observer Corps, touring the advanced USAF ADC infrastructure. At 55 seconds, the film shows the Air Defense Direction Center, the heart of the nation's air defense system. Here, the nation's skies are constantly scanned and then F-89D aircraft dispatched to intercept any hostile incoming aircraft. At 2:00 , a large table is shown where markers are moved to indicate air patrols over various sectors, and information logged and coordinated. U.S. Navy and Army representatives are shown working at the center. At 3:00 , Mrs. Jones visits a squadron of F-89D Scorpion interceptors, designed for all weather interception. At 3:30 , the aircraft is shown in a cartoon shooting down an enemy bomber using some of its 104 wing-mounted rockets. At 5:30 , F-89 pilots are shown, and their training and regimen described. A magazine ad is seen stating "The Soviets now have ability to launch an atomic attack on us!" At 6:30 , the film shows how Soviet bombers might operate low to evade radar detection. The film points out at 6:56 , that due to…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/54094MrsJonesMeetYourPartners)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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