Northrop P-61 Black Widow

1942

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Northrop P-61 Black Widow

P-61 was the first U.S. fighter equipped with radar. The first prototype flew on May 21, 1942. A total of 706 aircraft were built.

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P-61B

Specification 
 MODELP-61B
 CREW3
 ENGINE2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65 Double Wasp, 1491kW
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight16420 kg36200 lb
  Empty weight10637 kg23451 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan20.12 m66 ft 0 in
  Length15.11 m50 ft 7 in
  Height4.47 m15 ft 8 in
  Wing area61.53 m2662.30 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed589 km/h366 mph
  Ceiling10090 m33100 ft
  Range2173 km1350 miles
 ARMAMENT4 x 20mm cannons, 4 x 12.7mm machine-guns, 2900kg of bombs

Northrop P-61 Black Widow

Northrop P-61 Black Widow

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Matthew, e-mail, 04.01.2010 02:20

A decent site for further information.

www.maam.org /p61 /p61spec.html

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john forrestal, e-mail, 07.09.2009 07:18

my uncle flew the bwackwidow over newgeiny he carshed found plane 23 years later i asw 16 then 2 lt robret forrestal did not find orther ploit. found on mountian clift .he would be about 90 now if he wear still living now .found wreakage in 1963 or 62. wrekage was left ther

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Paul T Caple, e-mail, 03.07.2008 15:50

Was posted at Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 1946.
421st Nighter Fighter Sqdn,I flew with Lt Gerald Bliss
patroling the south China sea. What a ride

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Dr Lyle G McNeal, e-mail, 19.05.2008 00:43

My father helped in the fabrication of the XP-61 and the P-61, and I was there at Hawthorne Air Field for the first rollout. Awesome aircraft with a unique design, and the first ever primary designed night fighter.

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Craig R Montgomery, e-mail, 08.05.2008 05:54

My father flew this over the "Hump" If anyone has any information concerning this I would appreciate it.

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KTFOUST@AOL.COM, 12.11.2006 12:31

I SERVED IN THE LAST COMBAT SQD THAT FLEW THE F-61 IN AND OUT OF JAPAN
THE 68TH AWS UNDER THE COMMAND OF MJR ALDEN E. WEST ---I WAS A ARMOUR

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