North American F82B Twin MustangBetty Jo

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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. • Of a total of 273 F-82s produced, 20 were F-82Bs. The F-82B on display, Betty-Jo, flew from Hawaii to New York on Feb. 27-28, 1947, a distance of 5,051 miles, the longest non-stop flight ever made by a propeller-driven fighter. Betty-Jo came to the museum in 1957. #aviation #avgeeks • TECHNICAL NOTES: • Armament: Six .50-cal. machine guns, 25 5-inch rockets and 4,000 lbs. of • bombs • Engines: Two Packard V-1650s of 1,380 hp each • Maximum speed: 482 mph • Cruising speed: 280 mph • Range: 2,200 miles • Ceiling: 39,000 ft. • Span: 51 ft. 3 in. • Length: 38 ft. 1 in. • Height: 13 ft. 8 in. • Weight: 24,800 lbs. maximum • Serial number: 44-65168 • https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Vis...

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