Twin Mustang: North American's P-82, F-82, and XP-82 Fighters

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Aviation monograph of the F-82 Twin Mustang, an unusual variant of the famous P-51 Mustang.Developed during the Second World War, but too late to see combat, the Twin Mustang was created by the engineering team at North American Aviation to provide long-range escort for larger, slow bombers. This book also details the amazing story of XP-82 44-83887 from test bed use, to a landing accident and disposal, to its discovery and restoration to flying status. Author John Gourley is a crash/rescue fire protection specialist who has served in this capacity both in the United States Air Force and as a civilian contractor.