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Meet the P-61 Black Widow: The Best WWII Fighter You Never Heard Of

Key Points and Summary - The P-61 Black Widow was America's first purpose-built night fighter, a heavily armed, twin-engine aircraft equipped with revolutionary airborne radar. -Conceived after ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A P-61 Black Widow Pilot Finds a Way to Survive the Horrors of War.

A son discovers the emotional complexities of his father’s service In World War II. Diane Tedeschi Black Widows were deployed to bases across the Pacific, including the Marianas Islands. National ...
The Aviationist

Packing a Deadly Bite, the P-61 Black Widow was a Nocturnal Nemesis to Axis Aircraft

Northrop’s night fighter was large, heavily armed, and fast for its size; the United States first night fighter designed from the ground up could find enemy aircraft in the dark thanks to advancements ...
The National Interest

P-61 Black Widow: Best WWII Fighter to Ever Fly?

What You Need to Know: The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the U.S. Army Air Force’s first dedicated night-fighter, featuring innovative radar technology. With its twin-engine, twin-boom design, the ...
Moviefone

Flying the P61 Series Airplane (1944)

This documentary short film depicts the proper manner for ground inspection flight preparation takeoff flying singleengine flying and landing of the P61 series of American night fighter aircraft Black ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

P-38J Lightning Jandina III Arrives at Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum

After winning awards at Oshkosh, the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum's Lockheed P-38J Lightning "Jandina III" comes ...
The National Interest

P-61 Black Widow: America’s World War II Night Fighter

Here’s What You Need to Know: Northrop Aircraft Corporation was actually just a year old—and primarily operating as a subcontractor for larger aircraft manufacturers—when it began to develop the P-61.