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Korean War Group Builds-North American F-82G Twin Mustang

by Bruce Archer on February 28, 2023 · in Aviation — 14 Comments

Here is my first contribution to the Korean War Group Build, a Modelsvit F-82G. Nice kit but I had a slightly warped part, not noticeable but wreaked havoc with fit until I found, and corrected the part. The rest of the kit went together [...]

Betty Jo

by Alan Balazi on January 31, 2023 · in Uncategorized — 4 Comments

On June 21, 1957, my dad Andrew Balazi, and NACA test pilot Joseph Algranti, flew F82B Betty Jo from NACA Cleveland, Ohio to the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

Conceived as an interim, born as a twin: F-82G Twin Mustang

by Roland Sachsenhofer on October 3, 2022 · in Aviation — 29 Comments

Are there "bi-fuselages" as well as bi-planes? No, this linguistically unattractive term has not become established in the history of aviation; it is more commonly referred to as a "twin". These designs are rare in the [...]

Modelsvit 1/48 F-82G Twin Mustang

by Tom Cleaver on January 7, 2022 · in Aviation — 20 Comments

The Airplane: The North American F-82 Twin Mustang is the last piston- engine fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force. The airplane was based on the North American P-51H Mustang and was originally designed to meet a [...]

Review: Modelsvit North American F-82F/G Twin Mustang – first look review

by Tom Cleaver on December 22, 2021 · in Reviews — 13 Comments

Modelers have long wanted a good kit of the North American F-82 Twin Mustang in 1/48. For the past 25 years, the only alternative has been the Hobbycraft kit, which has resulted in some persistent modelers creating nice models, while [...]

Modelcraft 1/48 F-82B Twin Mustang

by Spiros Pendedekas on December 8, 2021 · in Aviation — 36 Comments

Hi everyone! This is my Modelcraft 1/48 F-82B Twin Mustang, finished as Col. Bob Thacker's "Betty Jo" record breaking bird! Initially intended as a very long-range (VLR) escort fighter to Boeing B-29 Superfortresses on long [...]

Korea – The Forgotten War GB. North American F-82G Twin Mustang

by Jaime Carreon on July 6, 2020 · in Aviation — 11 Comments

The F-82 was originally intended as a long range escort fighter, intended to shepherd B-29 raids to Japan beyond the range of the P-51 Mustang or P-38 Lightning. That role went out the window with the end of WWII, and those F-82's that [...]

F-82G Twin Mustang ,4th[AW] squadron, Okinawa.1950,Nose art group build.

by Robert Royes on June 9, 2018 · in Aviation — 24 Comments

This is Revells 1994 boxing of Monograms 1/72 N A F-82G. The G was an all weather model used with some success in the early days of the Korean war. The first aerial victories are attributed to the F-82, it also was used for ground attack [...]