The F-82 Twin Mustang was built by joining two P-51s with a shared wing and tail, designed late in World War II as a long-range bomber escort, but it arrived too late to see combat in Europe and instead became the last American piston-engine fighter to score aerial victories, flying the first U.S. air combat missions of the Korean War. | Abandoned Spaces

When the Xp-82 Twin Mustang Prototype Project (44-83887) attended #OSH19 a couple summers ago, it was the culmination of 10 years and hundreds of thousands of man-hours of work. Here is the story of Tom Reilly's immaculate restoration of this beautiful warbird! #FlashbackFriday | EAA - The Spirit of Aviation

The North American F-82 Twin Mustang is the last American piston-engine fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force. Based on the P-51 Mustang, the F-82 was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter in World War II. The war ended well before the first production units were operational. Initially intended as a very long-range (VLR) escort fighter, the F-82 was designed to escort Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers on missions exceeding 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the Sol