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While the P-51 is most famous for its service in the European theater, several Mustang units served in Asia and the Pacific.  The first Mustangs in the theater were assigned to the China-Burma-India front in September 1943.  Mustangs also joined the fighting in the Philippines and central Pacific in 1945.<ref>Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI, by John Stanaway, Osprey Publishing, 1999</ref>

While the P-51 is most famous for its service in the European theater, several Mustang units served in Asia and the Pacific.  The first Mustangs in the theater were assigned to the [[China]]-[[Burma]]-[[India]] front in September 1943.  Mustangs also joined the fighting in the [[Philippines]] and central Pacific in 1945.<ref>Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI, by John Stanaway, Osprey Publishing, 1999</ref>

==F-82 Twin Mustang==

==F-82 Twin Mustang==

This plane was a long-range fighter made by combining two lengthened Mustang fuselages with a common wing.  The resulting twin-engine, two pilot fighter had a greater speed and longer range than the P-51.<ref>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II, by Bill Gunston, Salamander Military Press, 1990</ref>  The plane was first conceived as a long-range escort fighter for B-29 bombing raids on Japan, but the first planes weren’t delivered until after the Japanese surrender.  However, the Twin Mustang saw service as an interceptor in the Korean War, scoring the first aerial victories of the war for the USAF.<ref>Rolling Thunder, by Ivan Rendall, Dell Publishing, 1997</ref>  Some also served as night fighters.

This plane was a long-range fighter made by combining two lengthened Mustang fuselages with a common wing.  The resulting twin-engine, two pilot fighter had a greater speed and longer range than the P-51.<ref>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II, by Bill Gunston, Salamander Military Press, 1990</ref>  The plane was first conceived as a long-range escort fighter for [[B-29]] bombing raids on [[Japan]], but the first planes weren’t delivered until after the Japanese surrender.  However, the Twin Mustang saw service as an interceptor in the Korean War, scoring the first aerial victories of the war for the [[USAF]].<ref>Rolling Thunder, by Ivan Rendall, Dell Publishing, 1997</ref>  Some also served as night fighters.

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