North American F-82B Twin Mustang

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44-65168 (MSN 123-43754) assigned to NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Lewis Field,Cleveland, OH Sep 1950 to 1957. Code EFQ-168. Used as a test bed for ramjet engines Suffered wing damage in June 1957. The plane (named "Betty Joe") set a record by flying 5000 miles from Hawaii nonstop on Feb 27, 1947, covering 5051 miles in 14 hrs 33 min at an average speed of 334 mph. Named Betty Jo after the wife of one of the pilots, but painted Betty Joe but later corrected. Preserved and on display at National Museum of the United States Air Force.

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North American P-82G Twin Mustang.

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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">Very nice condition pucture, measures 9 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches shipped ground advantage.</p>
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North American XP-82 Twin Mustang 44-83887. Accepted by the USAAF Sep 11, 1945. Returned to North American Aviation for testing.
Delivered to USAAF Mar 18, 1946 for performance tests Assigned to NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Lewis Field, Cleveland, OH Oct 1947. Code PQ-887, also FQ-887. Used for high altitude test work. Later used to test Marquardt ram jet engines. On 25 February 1950 the aircraft received substantial damage as it slid off an icy runway. Sold to Walter Soplata after accident mid-1950. Now with the Walter Soplata collection, Newbury, OH. Reported in June 2008 issue of "Aircraft Illustrated" to be under restoration to fly at Kissimmee, FL.



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