Black Widows improved

[pampa14]

I share with you some pictures of rare versions of the first US operational night fighter. Does anyone know if the equipment and weapons tested were used in combat? The collection of photos can be viewed by visiting the link below:


http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br ... ciais.html


Best Regards!

[smokejumper]

The Northrop P-61 was a night fighter that did see combat at the end of WW2. It was a large (by 1940's standards) night fighter that had a good radar and heavy armament. Several survivors are on display and I've see three of them; a rather impressive beast!

see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow

[smokejumper]

There is a P-61 at the National Air and Space Museum (Dulles location) on display; it is beautifully restored. There is another at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum. see:

http://www.maam.org/p61/p61_begin.htm

http://www.maam.org/p61/p61spec.html

[sn26567]

Beautiful aircraft. Restoring such an aircraft should be encouraged as a remembrance of a glorious past.