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Keywords: Plumbbob John 002.jpg Operation Plumbbob - John test LAS VEGAS NV Test of a AIR-2A Genie nuclear air-to-air rocket A plume of rocket smoke partially obscures the F-89 Scorpion at the instant of firing This signaled the first time in aviation history that a live nuclear weapon was fired by a fighter aircraft at a target 445 PLU-57-068 1957-07-19 Federal Government of the United States PD-USGov Plumbbob John Northrop F-89J Scorpion Aerial photographs of military aircraft in flight |