According to Warphoenix's uncle it didn't hold up too well against flak, so it would be dead meat flying around a CV.
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Yep, taking a P-82 near a CV and all that AA would be a real challenge, a test of pilot skills.
Heck, what do I know....just keeping up with this thread is challenge enough.
Mazz, any chance of getting an F-16 in your new sim, like a perk plane? If ya do, skin it with scorpions on the vertical stabilizer......inspirational for the pilot, and a true challenge for any opponents to try and shoot one of those bad boys down.