The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II.It was the first operational U.S. warplane designed specifically as a night fighter. …

The Northrop P-61 Black Widow gets a lot of attention considering the relatively small role it played in World War II. Unlike the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang, it did not have an …

The heavily-armed Black Widow was the United States' first aircraft specifically designed as a night-fighter. The P-61 carried radar equipment in its nose that enabled its crew of two or three …

2024年10月19日 · A Northrop P-61 Black Widow firing all four Browning .50 caliber machine guns in the top turret along with the Hispano 20 mm cannons in the lower forward fuselage while on …

p61 History and specs. The need for a true night fighter aircraft was well demonstrated during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Aircraft used to counter German night attacks operated by moonlight …

The P-61 Black Widow was the first U.S. aircraft designed to locate and destroy enemy aircraft at night and in bad weather, a feat made possible by the use of on-board radar. The prototype …

2023年5月26日 · *This is the second blog in a two part blog series of the Northrop P-61 Black Widow. Read part one.*. High-priority projects, such as the XB-35 all-wing bomber, distracted …

2022年10月7日 · Artist Jack Fellows captures the moment before Nakajima Ki.84 pilot Sergeant Akira Kusano became the seventh and last victim of P-61 ace Major Carroll Smith over …

Northrop P-61 Black Widow. The P-61 Black Widow was a unique and advanced night fighter aircraft developed by Northrop Corporation for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) …

2017年8月14日 · P-61A. An all-black P-61A Black Widow captured in-flight shows the design features of the aircraft type during service with the Army Air Corps. Early P-61As had a four …