The Northrop P-61 was the first airplane designed form the start to be a night fighter. With its advanced radar and electronics, high speed, maneuverability and heavy armament, it was as deadly as its namesake: the poisonous Black Widow spider.\nNorthrop P-61 Black Widow uncovers the complete history of this once-secret warplane. The result of over 26 years of original research, this book brings you astonishing detail on all the P-61 variants, from the first XP-61 prototype through the final long range escort and photo ...
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The Northrop P-61 was the first airplane designed form the start to be a night fighter. With its advanced radar and electronics, high speed, maneuverability and heavy armament, it was as deadly as its namesake: the poisonous Black Widow spider.\nNorthrop P-61 Black Widow uncovers the complete history of this once-secret warplane. The result of over 26 years of original research, this book brings you astonishing detail on all the P-61 variants, from the first XP-61 prototype through the final long range escort and photo-recon versions. Dozens of photos and original Northrop and Army Air Force blueprint drawings show every technical detail of this ahead of-its-time aricraft, its engines, aradar and electronics. This is the complete Black Widow combat diary - all the aces and all the victories, told through first person combat stories. More than 150 black and white and color photos show the Black Widow in action in the European, China-Burma-India and Pacific Theaters - the planes the pilots, the crewmen, the nose art and the markings. Also included are unit histories for each night fighter squadron that flew the Black Widow.
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Good. 0887407382. Signed and inscribed by John Myers, a test pilot for Northrop, on page 24 with his photograph. Soft cover published by Schiffer Military in 1995. Book has highlighting in yellow on quite a few pages. A picture of The Spook (flown by the 548th NFS) is signed and inscribed, with the writer using his initials. Corners of covers are bumped some and bent, and covers curl up some along side edges. Upper corners of pages are bumped toward front. Inside front cover has the name and address of a prior owner stamped at top. Book is in good condition. Small 4to, 128 pages, 1.6 lb.; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 128 pages.
