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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 ...
The National Interest

The P-61 Black Widow Was a Night Predator

Though it came late to the Second World War, the P-61 marked an important advance in the history of military aviation. During the final years of World War II, several advances in military technology ...
The National Interest

The P-61 Black Widow Could Have Been a Killer Night Fighter

The P-61’s origins begin with the British, who submitted a design request to the United States for a powerful night fighter that would have a high service ceiling, long eight-hour plus loiter time, as ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In the Museum: High Flier

Northrop built 13 YP-61s, which were used for flight testing. This YP-61's dorsal turret sported two guns, whereas later designs had four; counting the belly-mounted cannon, the P-61 was the most ...