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 ...
The National Interest

The P-61 Black Widow – Could This Be the Best Fighter Plane of World War II?

P-61 Black Widow – Could This Be the Best Fighter of World War II? – As the U.S. military’s first operational warplane designed as a night fighter, the Northrop P-61 Black Widow is recognized as one ...
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 ...
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Inside the P-61 Black Widow: America’s Secret Weapon After Dark

The P-61 Black Widow, a culmination of American ingenuity and aeronautical excellence, rose from the wartime gloom of World War II as America’s first aircraft to be custom-designed specifically to ...
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Northrop P-61 Black Widow Photographic Material [Bost]

This collection contains approximately 0.47cubic feet of material relating to Louis L. Bost's service in the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron during World War II. A large portion of the collection ...
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Darkly dangerous, the Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter / by Frederick A. Johnsen

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