The F-82 Twin
Mustang is a very unique aircraft. It was the last piston engined fighter
put into production by the USAF. Originally the plan was to use the F-82
as a long range escort in WW2, but the war ended before the F-82 became
operational. The Twin Mustang was then modified for the night fighter role
and radar equipped F-82's replaced the P-61 Black Widow night fighter with Air
Defense Command. At the start of the Korean war, Twin Mustang flying out
of Japan were some of the first aircraft to operate over Korea and they
accounted for the first 3 aircraft shot down by US forces. By June 1953
all F-82's had been retired in favor of jet aircraft.
This new decal
sheet from Starfighter
Decals includes
markings for 2 different F-82E with the 27th FES and 2nd FS(AW). National Insignia for only
1 aircraft. Aircraft Data for 2 planes.
The 2 pages of instructions are
clear and include color views of 2 or 3 sides of each aircraft. The decals
are beautifully printed on 1 decal sheet with the correct silver stars and
stripes for the 2nd Fighter Squadron F-82F.
The
2 aircraft include colorful pre-war paint schemes.
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F-82E
46-297 from 27th Fighter Escort Group, Kearney AFB, Nebraska in 1948.
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F-82F
46-433 from 2nd Fighter Squadron (All Weather), Mitchell AFB, New York in
1949.
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images below to see larger images
This is an amazing aircraft and Starfighter
Decals has chosen two colorful night fighter Twin Mustangs for this decal sheet
and it's great to see Starfighter
Decals providing modellers with decals for the night fighter Twin Mustang.
Steve
Bamford
I would like to
thank Starfighter
Decals for
providing me with this review sample.
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