P-82 twin mustang

[Tupac]

The P-82 was used over Japan for live firing tests to see how easily the P-82 could avoid Japanese AAA.  There is a very respected member of the AH community who's uncle was a test pilot that died during one of these test flights over Yashikamijojo in 1945.

ack-ack

I think it was his Grandfather 

[LThunderpocket]

you get it on Rabaul

i just read that whole thread and im still laughing

what thread.

[M0nkey_Man]

P-82:  http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,281001   

^that one

[STEELE]

Neigh!   But the twin 109...     

[Pigslilspaz]

109-Z ftw. Would love to see P-82 vs 109Z battles, without having to play 1946

[branch37]

Over Macho Grande?

[AWwrgwy]

109-Z ftw. Would love to see P-82 vs 109Z battles, without having to play 1946

Early war plane vs. Didn't make it in time plane?

Kind of lopsided, isn't it?



wrongway

[Lusche]

Early war plane vs. Didn't make it in time plane?

Which one would be an "early war" plane in your opinion? 

[Tyrannis]

Early war plane vs. Didn't make it in time plane?

Kind of lopsided, isn't it?



wrongway

the 109-Z is just a twin 109 in the game. basically a copy of the twin mustang they took 2 109s and combined them by one wing.  you can look em up on yahoo images.

[Tupac]

the 109-Z is just a twin 109 in the game. basically a copy of the twin mustang they took 2 109s and combined them by one wing.  you can look em up on yahoo images.

You cant copy something that didnt exist at the time?

[Tyrannis]

You cant copy something that didnt exist at the time?

i dont think the 109Z was a REAL plane, was it?

i thought it was created soley for that game, kinda like a "secret missions" type of plane that they made so the axis would have a twin ac like the mustang.

[iron650]

The "z" model was adbandoned as a prototype. On my resource it says the F-82 never made it to combat and the project was cancelled.

[Ack-Ack]

On my resource it says the F-82 never made it to combat and the project was cancelled.

The F-82 wasn't cancelled.  The Air Defense Command replaced their P-61s with the F-82 and it also went on to see action in the Korean War, being credited with the first three North Korean kills.

ack-ack

[iron650]

The F-82 wasn't cancelled.  The Air Defense Command replaced their P-61s with the F-82 and it also went on to see action in the Korean War, being credited with the first three North Korean kills.

ack-ack

It said something about getting cancelled, but also said something about them getting MiGs and a few sorties as bomber escort.

[Ack-Ack]

It said something about getting cancelled, but also said something about them getting MiGs and a few sorties as bomber escort.

If your resources contradicts itself then it's really not that good of a resource.  No, the F-82 did not score any kills against any MiGs nor did they act as bomber escorts.  The F-82's early mission was to provide air cover during the early days of the Korean War when the US/UN forces where in head long retreat down Korea and then as ground support and then later on doing night time interdiction missions until replaced by the B-26.

F-82s scored a total of 4 kills: Yak 11, Yak 9 and 2x La-7s.

ack-ack