The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was 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, however the war ended well before the first production units were operational, so its postwar role changed to that of night-fighting. Radar-equipped F-82s were used extensively by the Air Defense Command as replacements for the P-61 Black Widow night fighter. During the Korean War, Japan-based F-82s were among the first USAF aircraft to operate over Korea. The first three North Korean aircraft destroyed by U.S. forces were shot down by F-82s, the first being a North-Korean Yak-7 downed over Gimpo by the USAF 68th Fighter Squadron.
Название: F-82 Twin Mustang
Автор: Larry Davis
Издательство: Squadron/Signal
Год издания: 1996
Серия: In Action Mini 1608
ISBN: 0-89747-367-1
Язык: english
Страниц: 52
Формат: pdf
Размер: 19.6 MB
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