Designed for long range bomber escort, this second XP-82 was accepted by the US Air Force as 44-83887 on September 11, 1945, just after the end of WWII. Used by North American for the type's development until March 1946, the aircraft was assigned to NACA (forerunner to NASA) in 1947. Damaged after sliding off an icy runway in February 1950, it was sold to collector Walter Soplata as scrap in the mid-50s. One of the few aircraft to be let out of his collection, in 2008 the Twin Mustang began a 10 year restoration and flew again in December 31, 2018.