num_pages: 198
description: World War II changed the face of warfare forever. Now enemies were fighting and flying all night which mandated that a fighter be developed that could carry a new technological invention aloft radar. Northrop's Night Hunter covers the development history of the P-61 Black Widow and the radar built specifically for its use. The P-61 was the most successful Allied night fighter of the war and flew combat in the China-Burma-India European and Pacific theaters of the war. This book details the aircraft's offensive and defensive systems its operations and covers its unique uses from missile testing to flights by the U.S. Navy.
language: English
title: Northrop's Night Hunter: P-61 Black Widow
publisher: Specialty Press (MN)