As the U.S. military’s first operational warplane designed as a night fighter, the Northrop P-61 Black Widow is recognized as one of the best fighters of the Second World War. Only a small number of these twin-engine, all-metal airframes were produced, however, the Black Widow platform still played a critical role in the Pacific Theatre, European Theatre, Mediterranean Theatre
Though only 706 Northrop P-61 Black Widows were produced, and it only saw service in the final year of the Second World War, the aircraft was notable for being operated effectively as a night fighter by the United States Army Air Force squadrons in the European and Pacific, China-Burma-India and Mediterranean Theaters of operation.
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