On this day in aviation history, February 28, 1947, a North American P-82 Twin Mustang with the name “Betty Jo” completes the longest nonstop flight by a fighter aircraft without aerial refueling by ...

But the war ended before the F-82 “Twin Mustang” became operational, and the advent of jet fighters ultimately made the idea obsolete. Just five examples of this unique piece of history are ...

In some cases these “defective” P-51 parts ended up being intended for the Twin Mustang project, and would get added to the collection of parts that would eventually go into the XP-82 restoration.