P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 by Thompson, Warren

P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781855327252)

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Format: Paperback
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P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 by Thompson, Warren

P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2

$25.00
P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 by Thompson, Warren

P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2

$25.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Warren Thompson
ISBN-10: 1855327252
ISBN-13: 9781855327252
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 08/28/1998
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.79h x 7.29w x 0.28d
By Warren Thompson
By Warren Thompson
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Warren Thompson has written three books on the Korean War for Osprey in the past, including the best-selling Korean War Aces in the Aircraft of the Aces series. He is also an official historian of the P-61 aircrew association.

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