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==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 first year of the Korean War.  On June 27, 1950, Twin Mustangs flying cover over [[Kimpo]] airport scored the first aerial victories of the war for the [[USAF]] when they shot down three single-engine [[Yakovlev Yak-7|Yak-7]] fighters for no losses.<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat From World War II to the Gulf War'', 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 first year of the Korean War.  On June 27, 1950, Twin Mustangs flying cover over [[Kimpo]] airport scored the first aerial victories of the war for the [[USAF]] when they shot down three single-engine [[Yakovlev Yak-7|Yak-7]] fighters for no losses.<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat From World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, Dell Publishing, 1997</ref>  Some also served as night fighters.

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