Northrop's Night Hunter: P-61 Black Widow

Author: Jeff Kolln
Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 189733

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 198
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 10.1 x 0.9

ISBN: 1580071228
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.7464
EAN: 9781580071222
ASIN: 1580071228

Publication Date: October 15, 2008
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Product 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. Guided by ground stations toward the target, the P-61 would acquire an enemy aircraft with its on-board radar and close for the kill.

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.

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4 out of 5 stars

Must buy... December 16, 2008
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This is a superb book that is both interesting to read and an excellent reference. This book covers the complete history of the Northrop's P-61 Black Widow . All the different variants and experimental types. This includes all of the various systems in the aircraft, including its radar system. For the operational history of the plane, all of the units in both Europe and the Pacific are given coverage, offering some highlights of their operational tour. Not only Army, but Navy and Marine Black Widows are part of the book, as well post war use in some special units. The F-15 Reporter is also provided with extensive coverage. Also a brief history of each and every Black Widow flown is part of an extensive appendix section. Included as well are several pages of color profiles of some of the more interesting aircraft. And there are a lot of nose art pictures. This is a superb book that is both interesting to read and an excellent reference.