P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft

P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 8)
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The first aircraft to be purposely designed as a radar-equipped nightfigher, Northrop's P-61 Black Widow was heavily influenced by early RAF combat experience with radar-equipped aircraft in the years 1940/41 of World War II (1939-1945). Built essentially around the bulky Radiation Laboratory SCR-720 radar, which was mounted in the aircraft's nose, the P-61 proved to be the largest fighter ever produced for frontline service by the USAAF. Twin-engined and twin-boomed, the Black Widow was armed with a dorsal barbette of four 0.50-in Browning machine guns and two ventrally-mounted 20 mm cannon. This volume features all the frontline users of the mighty P-61, and includes many first-hand accounts from pilots and gunners who saw action in the Pacific, Mediterranean and Western Europe.

Country	USA
Brand	Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer	Osprey Publishing
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	100 b&w photographs, 30 colour illustrat
Height	9.6999806
Length	7.2499855
Weight	0.70106999316
Width	0.25
ReleaseDate	1998-08-28
NumberOfItems	1

P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 8)