1ST CLUE
Twin engined & this is a test aircraft ?

"NACA Lewis possessed three F-82s in the post-War years. The laboratory acquired the first in 1947 for use as a test bed for ramjet engines. The aircraft was damaged in a runway incident in December 1949 and soon transferred. The second arrived in January 1950 and flew high-altitude icing studies. The third, known as Betty Joe, was acquired in September 1950 to carry on the ramjet studies started by the initial F-82."

Well done it is.
LINK - http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/NACA/
And the prize of course.

This weeks headache ???


Have fun.

Landing (alighting?) gear looks like a Short Stirling, especially considering how high it sits.

Not a Stirling, this aircraft was shorter, but taller & had a longer wingspan ???

The Vickers Windsor was a four-engined heavy bomber designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson. The first prototype flew on 23 October 1943.

As usual well done it is.
Link - http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/vickers_windsor.php
A couple of better photo's.


And of course the prize

This weeks headache?

Have fun.

First clue
Photo taken in the USA, but she is not American ??