XP-82 Twin Mustang | EAA Warbirds of America https://www.warbirds-eaa.org Keep 'Em Flying Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:25:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.warbirds-eaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/favicon-c.png XP-82 Twin Mustang | EAA Warbirds of America https://www.warbirds-eaa.org 32 32 XP-82 Twin Mustang! https://www.warbirds-eaa.org/xp-82-twin-mustang/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xp-82-twin-mustang https://www.warbirds-eaa.org/xp-82-twin-mustang/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2020 01:44:44 +0000 https://www.warbirds-eaa.org/?p=1959 The F-82 was the last propeller-driven fighter acquired in quantity by the U.S. Air Force. It appears to be two P-51 Mustang fuselages on one wing, but in reality it was a totally new design. The Twin Mustang carried a pilot and co-pilot/navigator to reduce fatigue on long-range bomber escort missions. Production deliveries did not […]

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]]> The F-82 was the last propeller-driven fighter acquired in quantity by the U.S. Air Force. It appears to be two P-51 Mustang fuselages on one wing, but in reality it was a totally new design. The Twin Mustang carried a pilot and co-pilot/navigator to reduce fatigue on long-range bomber escort missions. Production deliveries did not begin until early 1946, too late for World War II. After WWII, Air Defense Command flew radar-equipped F-82Gs as replacements for the P-61 night fighter. During the Korean War, Japan-based F-82Gs were among the first USAF aircraft to operate over Korea. On June 27, 1950, all-weather F-82Gs shot down the first three North Korean airplanes destroyed by U.S. forces.

 

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