P-51 Mustang
The P-51 Mustang was an allied fighter plane of WWII. This plane served in the European and Pacific Theaters, and is probably the most well known airplane of the war. It had a Rolls Royce engine and six heavy machine guns. Over 15,000 P-51s were produced during the war, and many of them served in the Korean War as well, mainly in ground support missions.[1] The most numerous (and well-known) version of this fighter was the P-51D, with a distinctive bubble canopy and large fuel capacity.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] Some also served as night fighters.