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[Strychnine]

WTF is that? Some kind of P38 prototype built with 2 P51s?.

P-82 "Twin Mustang"
Only 275 were built.

The CAF museum in Midland had a Twin Mustang in the hangar for a long time and I was lucky enough to see it in person, but they were ordered by a judge to return it to the USAF museum in '09, even though they legally obtained it from the Air Force back in the '60s.

It was damaged in the '80s and it has been in various stages of storage and restoration since then. If they somehow made it airworthy again it would have been the ONLY flying P-82 in the world.

But now the USAF has two on permanent static display which kills the possibility, remote as it was, that we will ever see one fly again. (there are a couple other airframes out there, but no idea what condition)

P-82, F-82 Twin Mustang - The "two P-51s flying in very close formation" as a long-range escort fighter was really a separate new design, not just a mating of P-51s, as commonly assumed. It was also the last prop-driven fighter to be ordered into production by USAF.
twin-fuselage; two 1600hp Allison V-1710; span: 51'3" length: 42'5" load: 9594# v: 461/285-300/x range: 2240 ceiling: 38,900' (data for F-82G).
An F-82G was credited with downing the first enemy aircraft in the Korean War (p: Lt William Hudson), on 6/27/50 .
Redesignated F-82 in June 1948.

[chuckacosta]

This thread is so full of win!!!!

[Strychnine]

In 2003, the Sun, the Moon, Antarctica, and two photographers all lined up in Antarctica during an unusual total solar eclipse. Even given the extreme location, a group of enthusiastic eclipse chasers ventured near the bottom of the world to experience the surreal momentary disappearance of the Sun behind the Moon. One of the treasures collected was the above picture -- a composite of four separate images digitally combined to realistically simulate how the adaptive human eye saw the eclipse. As the image was taken, both the Moon and the Sun peaked together over an Antarctic ridge. In the sudden darkness, the magnificent corona of the Sun became visible around the Moon. Quite by accident, another photographer was caught in one of the images checking his video camera. Visible to his left are an equipment bag and a collapsible chair.

[Rafa]

^^^^

That's pretty badass

[Moose242]

[Lusk Racing]

P-82 "Twin Mustang"
Only 275 were built.

The CAF museum in Midland had a Twin Mustang in the hangar for a long time and I was lucky enough to see it in person, but they were ordered by a judge to return it to the USAF museum in '09, even though they legally obtained it from the Air Force back in the '60s.

It was damaged in the '80s and it has been in various stages of storage and restoration since then. If they somehow made it airworthy again it would have been the ONLY flying P-82 in the world.

But now the USAF has two on permanent static display which kills the possibility, remote as it was, that we will ever see one fly again. (there are a couple other airframes out there, but no idea what condition)

Very cool. Thanks for the info.

[helosailor]

Holy shit, Alex! I'm in tears over the France one...ROAR!!! Lmfao!

[Lusk Racing]

[GrayStangGT]

P-82 "Twin Mustang"
Only 275 were built.

The CAF museum in Midland had a Twin Mustang in the hangar for a long time and I was lucky enough to see it in person, but they were ordered by a judge to return it to the USAF museum in '09, even though they legally obtained it from the Air Force back in the '60s.

It was damaged in the '80s and it has been in various stages of storage and restoration since then. If they somehow made it airworthy again it would have been the ONLY flying P-82 in the world.

Every time I see a P-38 Lightning I always thought that I had seen a plane similar but with two cockpits at the Airsho when I was a kid and thought it was the coolest plane ever. Until now I had just dismissed it as bad memory since I've never seen another one, but I guess I had seen one LOL. We would go to the CAF Airsho every year when I was a kid, but it has been well over 10 years since I've been now. Thanks for the insight

[JimD]

P-82 "Twin Mustang"
Only 275 were built.

The CAF museum in Midland had a Twin Mustang in the hangar for a long time and I was lucky enough to see it in person, but they were ordered by a judge to return it to the USAF museum in '09, even though they legally obtained it from the Air Force back in the '60s.

It was damaged in the '80s and it has been in various stages of storage and restoration since then. If they somehow made it airworthy again it would have been the ONLY flying P-82 in the world.

But now the USAF has two on permanent static display which kills the possibility, remote as it was, that we will ever see one fly again. (there are a couple other airframes out there, but no idea what condition)

These is an f-82e on display at lackland also.

[matts5.0]

These is an f-82e on display at lackland also.

enough talk.. more pics

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